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 | Rafael Nadal crushes sight of Cristiano Ronaldo6-05-2011 |
World number one Rafael Nadal in the men still chasing his third title on clay within one month after qualifying for the semifinals of the tournament in Madrid.
Hander from Mallorca had particular problems with Michelle Lyodra your favorite surface and sides with the Frenchman, 6:2, 6:2.
24-year-old Spaniard, who was champion last year in Madrid, has already won tournaments in Monte Carlo and Barcelona in April. The match of Nadal Lyorda hand was seen live on the Real Madrid star Ronaldo. Actual court were two players of Atletico Madrid - Jose Antonio Reyes and Diego Godin.
Today's success Nadal is a 36-consecutive victory on clay for him for the loss in the third round at Roland Garros in 2009. Then Nadal lost to Swede Robin Soderling.
They may face each other again in the Top 4 in Madrid, but Soderling will first have to remove Roger Federer later today.
Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych, who was seventh in the scheme, however, fell in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Thomas Bellucci with 6:7, 3:6. Bellucci - another left-hander, will play Novak Djokovic or David Ferrer for a place in the finals, which is Sunday. Nole, however, has 31 consecutive wins and is in a unique form of early 2011.