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Nadal on course

Barcelona: Rafael Nadal breezed past Denis Gremelmayr 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to reach his fourth straight Barcelona Open final. It was the second-ranked Spaniard’s 20th straight win on the clay courts here.

Nadal is 19-1 in clay court finals, including 3-0 at Barcelona.

“I can’t remember,” Nadal said, when asked if he had ever taken a set 6-0 in the semifinals previously. “I played a nearly perfect game.”

Nadal looked in control from the start, converting his first break point with a stinging forehand down the line for a 3-1 lead.

The results:

At Barcelona: ATP Sabadell Atlantico Open: Semifinals: Rafael Nadal bt Denis Gremelmayr 6-1, 6-0. Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-2; David Ferrer bt Tommy Robredo 7-6(4), 6-4; Stanislas Wawrinka bt Albert Montanes 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4.

At Munich: ATP BMW Open: Semifinals: Fernando Gonzalez bt Younes El Aynaoui 6-4, 6-3. Quarterfinals: Simone Bolelli bt Lee Hyung-taik 6-4 7-6(3); Younes El Aynaoui bt Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4 6-4; Fernando Gonzalez bt Marat Safin 6-3, 7-5.

At Prague: WTA Prague Open: Semifinals: Vera Zvonareva bt Katarina Srebotnik 6-2, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka bt Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 6-2. Quarterfinals: Klara Zakopalova bt Shahar Peer 7-6(5), 6-2; Katarina Srebotnik bt Iveta Benesova 7-5, 4-6, 6-2; Victoria Azarenka bt Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-1; Vera Zvonareva bt Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-2.

At Fez: Morocco Open: Semifinals: Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Greta Arn 6-3, 7-6(3); Gisela Dulko bt Aravane Rezai 7-6(6), 6-3. — Agencies

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