Andy Murray was fresh off his first-ever clay court title, winning in Munich last week. And the Scot was in position for his second straight trophy—as he made the final in Madrid—but standing his way was the King of the Red Surface—Rafael Nadal, a four-time champ at this event.

Scotsman claims first-ever clay court win over Rafa

And the Scot got an early break and kept the pressure on Nadal—keeping the Spaniard on his toes and even controlling baseline rallies, and then came up with an outstanding winner deep in the corner to go in front 4-1 in the opener.

Nadal tried to stay in the first set, serving at 2-5, and was able to show off some lovely hands at the net, getting a drop volley, but it only prolonged the inevitable, as the top seed lost the set 6-3.

The second set was even easier—as Murray forced Nadal into an error on match point— and claimed his first-ever win over the Spaniard on clay—as the Scot took a surprising 6-3, 6-2 over Nadal.

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