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.
Domain # 1
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.