By Chris Oddo | Saturday, February 22, 2014

 

Rafael Nadal needed four match points to finally defeat Pablo Andjuar on Saturday in Rio. See it here.

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Rafael Nadal has now won 49 straight clay-court semifinals after taking down Spain's Pablo Andujar, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(10) in the semifinals of the Rio Open today.

>>> Nadal Saves Two Match Points, Wins Epic Battle Vs. Andujar in Rio

But the 13-time Grand Slam had to work to keep his run of clay-court victories in tact. Nadal needed to save two match points and then had to suffer a bit as his first three match points against the fiery Andujar went begging.

Finally, after two hours and 46 minutes, Nadal notched the rugged victory.

Check out some of the match point madness below:

Nadal Clinches the Win: