Nadal Reaches Rome Masters Semis

May 1 — Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start and defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1 on Friday, April 30, to reach the Rome Masters semifinals and stay unbeaten on clay this season.

Aiming for his fifth title at Foro Italico in six years, Nadal had trouble finding his range off Wawrinka's powerful serve. But he finally managed to break the 26th-ranked Swiss player to close the first set, then cruised from there.

Nadal improved his record on clay this year to 8-0, having won the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago. His only loss at this French Open warmup came against fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the opening round two years ago, when he was bothered by a foot blister.

Nadal will next play Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, who prevented an all-Spanish quartet in the semifinals by beating Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (6), 6-1.

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