World number two Roger Federer finally ended Rafael Nadal's superb run on clay to win the Madrid Open and take his first title of the year.The Swiss came through 6-4 6-4 in one hour 26 minutes for only his second win against Nadal in 11 attempts on clay.Nadal needed four hours to win an epic semi-final against Novak Djokovic on Saturday, and looked flat in the final.But Federer was clinical throughout until nervously fending off two break points when serving for the match.The defeat is only Nadal's fifth on clay in 155 matches since 2005, brings an end to his run of 33 consecutive victories on the surface, and takes the head-to-head record against Federer to 13-7 in the Spaniard's favour.
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