SHANGHAI - World number two Rafael Nadal suffered the latest upset at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup when he was beaten 4-6 6-4 6-3 by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Tuesday.

World number two Rafael Nadal of Spain waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing to compatriot David Ferrer in the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Ferrer won 4-6, 6-4,6-3. [Agencies] Nadal was out-muscled by an inspired Ferrer, who improved his round-robin record to 2-0 and virtually assured himself a semi-final spot at the season-ending event.

Nadal, whose defeat came a day after world number one Roger Federer lost his opener in Shanghai, must now beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic in his final Gold Group match to advance.

"David is playing with unbelievable confidence and moving unbelievable -- just crazy," Nadal told reporters after losing to close friend Ferrer.

"No excuse. This is the toughest tournament of the year. Anything can happen. I didn't play a bad match. I played well. He played better."

Frenchman Richard Gasquet kept his hopes alive with a stylish 6-4 6-2 win over world number three Novak Djokovic to level his round-robin record to 1-1.

Djokovic became the first player to be eliminated from the showcase eight-man tournament.

Nadal produced some astonishing recovery shots, including a no-look drop shot, where he scrambled to reach a stop-volley and dinked the ball across Ferrer while looking down the line.

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