Rafael Nadal vs. Andy Murray BNP Paribas Open 2009: Last night, Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-6 (4), earning himself a pass to the BNP Paribas Open 2009 Finals. Earlier that day, 4th seeded Andy Murray defeated three-time BNP Paribas Open winner (2) Roger Federer, setting the stage for a terrific BNP Paribas Open 2009 Men’s final.
According to expert BNP Paribas Open 2009 oddsmakers at SportsBook.com, Rafael Nadal [-170] has been listed as the Sports Odds favorite to defeat underdog, Andy Murray [+135], and capture the BNP Paribas Open 2009 title. 
Andy Roddick came into yesterday’s semifinals against the Spaniard playing his best tennis of the 2009 season. Fresh off his victory over 3rd seeded, Novak Djokovic, the American seemed poised to give the world’s No.1 a run for his money. However that never occurred, as Nadal kept his foot on the gas through the duration of the match, improving to 5-2 against the 7th ranked Roddick.
In today’s BNP Paribas Open 2009 final, the 22-year-old Spaniard will take on a very tough opponent in Britain’s, Andy Murray. The 21-year-old Scot, who many consider to be “the next big thing”, is coming off an impressive 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 victory over the world’s second best player, Roger Federer.
Saturday’s victory marked Murray’s fourth straight victory over the Swizz master. Murray is off to a 20-1 start this year, and has already won two tournaments. “If I started trading big groundstrokes with someone like Federer, I think he likes that,” he said. “I haven’t done it against him and I don’t do it against many people. That’s my style, very rarely do I lose matches having let the other guy play his natural game.”
“I think he’s more focused all the time, he’s more regular,” Nadal said. “Before, he has one good match and later he plays one set well and two sets not at the same level. Right now he’s playing all the time very solid and very regular. You look at his results the last seven, eight months, he’s not losing to anyone. He only loses against the best, and not a lot of times.” Nadal smiled and added, “I hope tomorrow.”
