• Serbia face
Russia, Australia meet
Spain in semi-finals• Nadal ‘suffered a lot physically’ in win against BelgiumThere is only so far any hero can carry his tribe. Yet after a weary
Novak Djokovic and Serbia limped through the quarter-finals of the ATP Cup into Saturday’s match against Russia,
Rafael Nadal lost and won in the space of a few hours as Spain beat
Belgium 2-1 to book an evening showdown with Australia. Neither will be easy.
![Djokovic and Nadal set up prospect of final showdown in inaugural ATP Cup](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/31ee9b9d83a7498a8928052358e4f15f285a54b8/0_0_3900_2340/master/3900.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0b86898bd512d4aee66d3f705e1d8b66)
It is asking a lot for either the world No 1 or No 2 to reach Sunday’s final of the inaugural 24-nation tournament, especially so close to the start of the
Australian Open in Melbournea week later, but they will let nobody down.