It wasn’t a pretty match, by any means.  There seemed to be a lack of rhythm and flow, and thus, it was one player striking the ball well, and the other not as well, and vice versa.

Berdych started off the match strong with an early break and rode that break to a 7=5 first set win.  Federer then had an early break in the second set, only to have Berdych break back, before he broke to win the second set.  Federer was once again up a break in the third set.  That break was due to a 0-40 lead Federer reached, followed by 3 aces by Berdych, followed by 2 double faults to give up the break.  But as he tried to serve it out, Berdych broke again.  Federer then broke once more, reaching 0-40 once again, before Berdych won 2 points, then Federer got an error to take his 20th Masters 1000 title.

Final score: 36 75 75.

Federer now has as many Masters 1000 titles as Nadal with 20 each.

It appears as if the ATP points are now taken off prior to the event starting (as opposed to replacing it at the last minute), thus the Madrid points were removed prior to Madrid being played.  However, this may be due to Madrid being shifted some in the calendar.  In any case, Federer should close the gap between him and Nadal for second in the world.

Next week, the tour heads to Rome, the last major clay event prior to the French Open.