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Aidan Williams: Murray on home stretch now. Double break up. Fantastic to see him playing so well on clay. Like Nadal did you can only applaud.

Ron Douglas: New coach having a positive influence on Andy?

Johnson Ogunniyi: Nadal the King of Clay is about to be dethroned by Murray, who has only won one clay title before. Murray for French Open?

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Is there a Murray wobble coming? No sign yet. Rafa is doing all he can to induce one but Murray's defence is rock solid as the Scot draws another error at the end of a long rally. Chalk flies up as Murray lands a forehand winner for 40-15. Moments later it's 4-0 as Rafa blinks first in another rally. Murray is two games from the title.

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Murray must put that miss behind him. He does as a winner down the line sets up another break point. And this time Murray makes no mistake as Rafa has no answer to a crunching backhand. Double break in the bag. I risk major mockers here but I think this is the best tennis I've ever seen from Murray.

Great contest now. Two long rallies - one won by Murray the other by Nadal. But from 15-all Nadal gets one horribly wrong and here's another half chance for Murray. Nadal levels up at 30-30 with the sweetest drop shot you could wish to see then goes 40-30 up when Murray can't control his return.

Deuce now and Murray hangs in there with near-faultless tennis. His power off both flanks today is phenomenal and Rafa can't keep up. Break point - a virtual match point perhaps - but oh no! Murray nets a simple volley! Could that point come back to haunt him?

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A testing service game for Murray now? Forget about it. The Scot holds to love to consolidate the break.

Jr: Andy Murray has become the king of clay!

Gavin Harkins: Regardless of how this final ends you can't knock the progress Murray has made on clay in the last few weeks.

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Phenomenal rally to kick off set two as Murray refuses to give up on a lost cause but finally succumbs. There's no let-up from Murray though and that means no free points to Rafa. A forehand catches the net, which means break point to the Scot. Is this it? Not quite as Rafa somehow fashions a half-volleyed drop shot winner.

Break point number two. Murray's focussed face says it all. As does his clenched fist as Rafa nets a routine forehand.

What a chance for Murray now...

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent

"It was a breathtaking start from Murray and he showed real resilience to save the three break back points carved out by a rapidly improving Nadal.

"He also took the first set when they met in Rome twelve months ago: so is today the day he gets a first ever clay court win over Nadal? Too close to call."

Charley, Chiswick: Murray spent his formative years on clay. In the past patience has been his major weakness but there is a calm to him now that is bringing him solid results.

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30-15 to Murray, but Rafa ups the ante with a punishing forehand top-spinner down the line. Murray then opts not to volley and pays the price as Nadal earns a break point.

What a response from Murray. A barrage of forehands and when Rafa can't keep a backhand in the court the set is the bag. Simply brilliant from the British number one against the king of clay.

Rafa is in the groove now and Murray is going to have to work for this set. Crisp volleyed winners off both flanks from the Mallorcan leave Murray serving for it.

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Rafa is on his toes now, visibly energised as he readies himself to return. Two vintage forehand winners later and he has two break points. Ooh, close but no cigar as a Rafa forehand just misses the baseline. Murray claws it back to deuce then outfoxes Rafa in a rally to move within a point of 5-2. The return is inches long and Murray holds.

Nicholas Wall: Superb start from Andy. Wouldn't surprise me to see him make final of the French this year. Always felt he's underrated on clay.

Paul Staveley: Murray could be 6-0, 5-0, 40-0 up, I still wouldn't be sure he'd won the match. Nadal's a fighter - will make him work damn hard.

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Signs of improvement from Rafa as he makes mincemeat of a decent Murray return and almost bursts a hole in the court with a smashed winner. Murray can't get his next return in and Nadal takes the game.

Murray has never beaten Nadal on clay but he does lead him 2-1 in finals.

Richard, East Dulwich: Murray is ideally placed to mount a challenge at the French Open - with Djokovic the man standing in his way. Nadal's extra half yard of pace and ounce of power has gone.

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Murray's depth and weight of shot is still hurting Nadal, and the Spaniard is riled to see a deep forehand not called out. No mistaking who the crowd are gunning for as a Rafa point sparks jubilation. Nadal saves one game point but can't reach a pounded crosscourt forehand from Murray, who restores his three-game lead.

Murray makes his first false move as a forehand catches the tape. Rafa follows up with two big serves and finally gets himself on the board.

Sanjay Bhandari: I like both Rafa and Murray but it's important Rafa wins so that the French Open can be like before... I don't like change.

Alice Stainer: If there's a time to beat Nadal on clay this is probably it. Murray's confidence at all-time high and Nadal's only now returning.

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This is one-way traffic. Nadal simply can't cope with Murray's variety of lengths and spins and he loses the game to 15. We've had 16 points, and the Spaniard has won two of them.

Wow - Muray is all over Rafa early on here. He pounces on a second serve with the relish of a hawk swooping for a mouse in a field to go 0-30 ahead then seals three break points when Nadal pushes a backhand long. Rafa attacks the net to save the first to huge cheers but the Spaniard loses his way in the following rally and loops another backhand beyond the baseline to hand Murray an early break.