Fernando Verdasco stuns top seed Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 in Monte Carlo semifinals . Verdasco will face five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday 's final . World No . 3 Roger Federer is out with a back injury and has not played since Wimbledon last month. But he now has the chance to equal the record of six Monte Carlo titles held by Englishman Reggie Doherty , who triumphed in 1897-99 and 1902-04 . Djokovic was beaten in final last year by Nadal , who has not lost there since 2003 .
Fernando Verdasco stuns top seed Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 in Monte Carlo semifinals . Verdasco will face five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday 's final . World No . 3 Roger Federer is out with a back injury and has not played since Wimbledon last month. Djokovic was beaten in final last year by Nadal , who has not lost there since 2003 .