Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the
world rankings on Monday after reaching the final
of the China Open.
Nadal was leading fourth seed Tomas Berdych 4-2 in
the first set of their semi-final when his Czech
opponent was forced to retire with a back injury.
The 27-year-old Spaniard, who won the French Open
and US Open this year, was last top of the rankings
in July 2011.
Current world number one Novak Djokovic will play
French fifth seed Richard Gasquet in Saturday's other
semi-final.
Nadal returned to action in February after eight months
on the sidelines with knee problems.
He has won 10 titles since making his comeback and
has not lost a match since being beaten by Belgian
world number 135 Steve Darcis in the first round at
Wimbledon in June.
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