Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to win the Madrid Open and make himself hot favourite for the French Open, which starts next week. It was the first match between the arch rivals since last year's Masters Series final in Madrid, which Federer won. Both players dropped serve early in the first set before the second-seeded Nadal broke decisively to lead 4-3. In the second set, Nadal won a tightly contested tie-breaker after two breaks of serve each. It was a record-breaking 18th Masters crown for the Spaniard and his victory extended his unbeaten run on clay to...