Nadal into semifinals in Argentina; sets up match with Thiem
Posted February 12, 2016 6:00 am
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinals of the Argentina Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Paolo Lorenzi of Italy on clay in the Argentine capital.
It followed Nadal's defeat of Juan Monaco on Thursday.
The Spaniard and former world No. 1 will get a tough test on Saturday against Dominic Thiem, a 22-year-old Austrian and one of the game's rising stars.
Thiem defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia on Friday 6-4, 6-2.
In late matches Friday, Nicolas Almagro of Spain faced No. 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, and No. 2 David Ferrer of Spain was against No. 8 Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay.
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy during an ATP Argentina Open tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina., Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory in a tennis match against Paolo Lorenzi of Argentina at the ATP Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, Argentina Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)
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