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Easily overcame Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3 and will see them in the semifinals with French Gasquet, sensation of the tournament, this time knocked the Czech Berdych.

The Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number one, certified today go to semifinals in the 1000 Masters of Rome, easily disposing of Croatian Marin Cilic (23) 6-1, 6-3. With this victory and their place in the penultimate stage of the Roman tournament, the tennis Manacor week secured a number one tennis world, regardless of registration to sign the Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number two, measured tonight with Swede Robin Soderling.

His opponent in the semifinals will be Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat Roger Federer, who beat Czech Tomas Berdych today 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Gasquet, the world number 16, got back from a first set down to win in two hours and 18 minutes into Czech, seventh in the ATP rankings.

Nadal, this year seeking his sixth title in Rome, ended the aspirations of Cilic in one hour and 25 minutes and will now meet in the semifinals with the winner of the match between Frenchman Richard Gasquet (16), who beat Roger Federer, and Czech Tomas Berdych, the seventh tournament favorite.

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The Spanish did not have a particularly difficult box on its way to the semifinals, but suffered in his debut to win the Italian Paolo Lorenzi, 148 ATP ranking, by 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0. In the eighth game, the Spaniard easily got rid of his countryman Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-2, despite the physical problems that entailed because of fever.

Nadal dominated the first manga smoothly today's meeting, which showed the Balkan rallies problems and difficulties to reach the ball deep in Spanish, who came to break his service twice in the first set.

Nadal failed

With five games played, all closed in favor of Nadal, Cilic, who seemed not to feel comfortable on court, she survived the first round to avoid a new 'break' scoring his only game in this set. Serving to win the manga, Nadal remained calm and did not miss his first opportunity awarded.

The second set started better than the first to Cilic, who won his service and went ahead on the scoreboard, although Spanish equaled him to serve. With a score of 2-2, Cilic saved a complicated situation and a new''break.'' However, Nadal crumpled and broke the service soon after with the score 3-3, when it seemed that the Croatian began to be aware that the match was slipping.

With victory on track (5-3) and serving to win the match, Nadal once again proved its effectiveness and closed the match in the second match point. This is the second victory of Nadal against Cilic with those who until now had been measured on two other occasions, always on hard court.

The first one in 2009 in the Beijing tournament, which Cilic won the victory, while the tennis Manacor redeemed at this year's Australia Open, matching the balance of wins between them.

The win today gives Nadal a break atop the ATP rankings, while the threat from Djokovic, who now face either Sweden's Robin Soderling, fifth favorite, is still present, since the possibility that snatches the `crown 'will continue for the Serbian and louder, at Roland Garros where" Nole "defends the quarterfinals, and the Spanish championship title.

Be the first time that the Spaniard to play this tournament as world number 1 • Never has gone from semi · Is in `Top Ten 'in all official statistics except for ATP aces • The indoor hard court, its pending

Rafael Nadal played for the first time putting the Masters Cup as number 1 world ranking. The Spaniard, who has never won this tournament, could become the first player in history to win Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and the Masters 'Tournament' in the same year.

"The final stretch of the season because I have always been bad, so I can not do more than work hard to change this dynamic," said the airport of Palma de Mallorca Nadal before leaving for London, where not debut until Monday. Rafa is not wrong because in his three previous appearances at the Masters Cup semi-final never happened, where it stalled round the first two years to yield to Roger Federer (6-4, 7-5 in 2006 6-4 and 6-1 in 2007). Last year, after a season marked by tendinitis in his knee, the Spaniard could not win a single match of 'Round Robin' initial.

Circumstances have changed much in 365 days. Not only in sports but also on a personal level. Nadal has again become the player that we all fear and you can make the game of his life both on land and in other areas. Has accumulated up to seven titles under his belt this season (Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Tokyo) by adding 67 wins and only nine defeats in 76 matches. A background that has returned to elevate to the highest world ranking, warning will be at least until Roland Garros. Now in London, Rafa has not only the option of becoming the first player in history to win in the same year in Paris, London, New York and Cup Masters, but also earn points that will distance themselves from their pursuers in the race for the throne of the ATP circuit. Nadal has signed a 2010 exception in that beyond their titles it has signed a final (Doha), four semi-finals (Indian Wells, Miami, Toronto, Bangkok), three quarter-finals (Open Australia, Queen `s, Cincinnati) and a second round (Shanghai).

Leader in statistics

Rafa faces his last event of the year with a vengeance. Rested after not playing in Paris 1,000 of the Masters last season, the Spaniard arrives in London to be the player with the most wins this season (67, 60 by Roger Federer and David Ferrer) and the front of the ATP ranking. But these are not the only classifications that leads Nadal, who appears in the first set of points earned with the second service (59%), both serving and the rest (56%). Rafa is also among the best in the disciplines of first serve percentage (7 º to 67%), points earned with the first service to the service (9 º to 76%), games won in the service (2 º to 90%), break points saved (2 º to 70%), points earned with the first service to the rest (8 º with a 32%), break points converted (5 º to 44%) and wins the rest (5 º to 30%). The Spaniard also lost the 'only head-to-head' with two players who are now in the 'Top-100', see Marin Cilic (0-1) and Nicolay Davydenko (4-5), effective advocate and title, however, no is present in London. The statistics do not mislead, and reflects the excellent season No. 1 in the world.

"For me it's the hardest tournament of the year for the heights in the coming season, by the body of rivals and played in fast surface," said Nadal. If we look at the statistics, to Manacor hit again because of the eight participants in London is the third worst crash baggage is played on hard courts already covered this season, 2-1 (12-1 by Federer, Soderling 20-4, 13-3 of Ferrer, Soderling 12-3, 11-4 to Roddick, Murray's 3-2, and Berdych 7-9, .)

Queen Dona Sofia spectator in the stands except the Chatrier, was a talisman for the Balearic ° Close the tournament without dropping a set, as it did in 2008 · It is a single Roland Garros Swedish Björn Borg, won six in his career

Rafa Nadal was proclaimed the fifth time Roland Garros champion after the final break in 2010 to Robin Soderling. The Spaniard, who took good revenge for their defeat to Sweden in the second round of the year past, receive this triumph with a double reward, as well as a new replica of the Musketeers Cup to take their windows regains the world number one lost last year for Roger Federer.

Rafa Nadal beat Sweden's Robin Soderling for a 6-4 aggregate score of 6-2 and 6-3 after two hours and eighteen minutes of play in a crash Chatrier Philipp played in a packed for the occasion. If anyone still had doubts that Nadal is back after this Roland Garros will be dissipated. Excited to see Rafa Nadal on Paris clay seconds after getting the point which gave the victory in Paris gave a good account of professional and human qualities that have this player, who has struggled to get where he is, on top of tennis world. The party in general, was according to the script provided in the drawer of Nadal, who could read it to perfection to finish earning authoritarian way the tournament without dropping a set. The first set was consumed in 55 minutes and fell off a Nadal who took advantage of their options to rest. After a tentative first games where both players put at stake the best version of their services, was Rafa who broke the balance in his favor. He began playing with weight on the back of Soderling to take the lead point, hit the inside track to put pressure on his rival and threw a code of drives with who got the most important points. For example, who gave him the break in the fifth game. A rupture, which managed to perfection by the Spaniard it was sufficient to close the first act.

Nadal barely made unforced errors

Following the resumption still could see the death throes of a Soderling was consumed faster than the wick of the party. His great right, so good times gave the Swede in previous rounds had been allowed to see only intermittently until then. The differences of Tibro wanted to cut the fast lane and pulled from the cute to Nadal in the first game to its service. Rafa was surprised by the missile that reached the other side and had to choose just defend. He did a great mustering of leg speed, the same as we missed last year's loss to the Norse in these parts, and a doll just to live up to the largest. Rafa up four ball break to take the game to the service, finishing her situation mentally Soderling. Quite the opposite happened to Nadal, who filled for their good work, hitting more and more comfortable, more confident and enjoyed tennis as not seen him for some time. The result was soon reflected on the track and once achieved the long awaited break in the fifth game won four straight games to close the set.

Nadal has only given two sets in the clay court season this season, Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, and not going to spoil finalísima statistics in a tournament so special for him. He managed to break Soderling's serve in the first exchange and thereafter was left to see the end of the story. Soderling was played all playable while Nadal was limited to meet the requirements, ie solve the service commitments and try to hurt the rest. Not more breaks were needed to put the icing on the cake, a victory that came with a blank game well worth our sample as a button to translate the superiority of Rafa in the final.

With this victory, Rafa has five titles at Roland Garros, beating in these statistics to local Henri Crochet and staying just a triumph of the six Swedish Björn Borg. The prize for Nadal is also twice since his victory in Paris gets back to world number one lost almost a year ago. Tennis proves once again that walking at a fast pace and only the best can take it. Don Rafael Nadal, of course, it is.

Nadal blew out the candles on his 24th birthday in Paris, where he is playing the Roland Garros.

Rafa Nadal now meets 24 years in Paris, where these days is challenging Roland Garros, where one can regain the No. 1 ATP. The Spanish have it throw after removal of Roger Federer in the quarter-final against Soderling and his win over Almagro in the same round.

If Rafa, which is measured Melzer semifinals, going to the finals and won his favorite tournament (it would be his fifth Roland Garros) will lead the ATP ranking, a position from which he fell on 6 July 2009. No doubt a great birthday.