Nadal beats Robredo

Top seed Rafael Nadal cruised into Bastad final on Saturday by beating fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-3. The 19-year old took his claycourt winning streak to 28 and is one match away from becoming the first man to win seven titles on the surface in o

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The Mallorcan will face Czech Tomas Berdych, who disposed of compatriot Jiri Vanek 7-5 6-1.

After a promising start Robredo crumbled under the pressure of Nadal's heavy baseline play, hitting too many unforced errors to threaten the teenager.

Nadal grabbed three breaks and conceded one to take the first set and then raced into a 4-0 lead in the second.

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Robredo pegged him back to 5-3 but failed to break when 40-0 up in Nadal's next service game.

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