Awesome Rafael Nadal destroys David Ferrer to reach Monte Carlo final

World number three Rafael Nadal crushed fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Nadal, gunning for a record sixth consecutive title in the glitzy principality, will face compatriot Fernando Verdasco or world number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia in Sunday's final.

The four-times French Open champion, who has not won an ATP title in the last 11 months, was again in a class of his own on the Monte Carlo clay, punishing Ferrer with stunning forehands.

The 75-minute contest ended when Ferrer netted a routine forehand on the second match point.