(CNN) -- Top seed Novak Djokovic suffered a shock semifinal defeat to Fernando Verdasco on Saturday to end his hopes of avenging last year's loss to Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters title match. While Nadal moved a step closer to his sixth successive triumph at the opening event of the European claycourt season in Monaco with a 6-2 6-3 win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, world No. 2 Djokovic crashed to a 6-2 6-2 reverse against sixth seed Verdasco. "I wasn't moving well, I wasn't feeling well on the court -- it was a bad day," Djokovic told reporters.
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Fernando Verdasco stuns top seed Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 in Monte Carlo semifinals
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Verdasco will face five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final
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World No. 3 Nadal progresses with 6-2 6-3 win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer
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Djokovic was beaten in final last year by Nadal, who has not lost there since 2003
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