Nieminen beat German Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-2 in 65 minutes and will be the Spanish rival in the final of the tournament.
The Spanish Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, a day after securing the biggest win of the season by defeating the Latvian Ernest Gulbis, rose still higher level to beat his compatriot Rafael Nadal, world number one and reaching the final of the tournament Bangkok, where they will face Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
The player of The Roda exceeded two hours and 45 minutes of struggle to Nadal, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, and reached the final third of his career. Nieminen for his part, had expired prior to German Benjamin Becker, 6-3, 6-2 in 65 minutes.
Even some lower back problems, for which had to be treated in the second set on two occasions, prevented the disciple of Juan Manuel Esparcia complete game of his life. Guille, which is also in the doubles semifinals of this tournament, overcame his fears and a balance of ten aces (42 so far, being the leader this week) settled a contest in which the loser went home.
There had never won a set off Nadal
The two previous meetings against Nadal in Valencia 2005 and Madras 2008, with losses without winning a set, just imported Garcia Lopez, who even had the nerve to face the match when Nadal was two points being taken away, with 5-4 in the second set.
The key the meeting was in the very long second set, an hour and 26 minutes, in which the available Manacor burst of 16 balls and failed to specify any. Al Rafa final ended with a background of 2-26 hopeless, something improper in its contrasting character of great receiver.
Nadal was looking for the seventh title of the year, and spent nearly get to square the circle. Has been planted in the final and win the tournament then he would have done with the second title of his career indoor, behind Madrid in 2005 and the year would have been brilliant for him to triumph over land (Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros), grass (Wimbledon), hard court (U.S. Open) and now in room. It is still possible in the Shanghai tournament and the Masters Cup in London.
With the moral through the roof, after winning a third to a world number one (he had lost twice against Roger Federer) now faces the final Guille where you will meet Nieminen, 60 in the world, who lost the only time that has been measured so far in Beijing six years ago, 7-5, 6-4.
Will be the second end of the year for Garcia Lopez, who played on grass of Eatsbourne (England). His only title came in Kitzbuhel (Austria), on land, against Frenchman Julien Benneteau.