Nadal breezes into semis

Chennai, Jan 5 (UNI) Top seed and world number two Rafael Nadal of Spain breezed past David Sanguinetti of Italy 6-3, 6-1 to storm into the semifinals of the Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament here today.

In a lop-sided quarterfinal at Centre court, the 20-year-old Spaniard literally had a stroll in the park against the 34-year-old Italian, who just played into the hands of his famed rival.

Nadal will now meet third seed Xavier Malisse of Belgium in the semifinals. Malisse defeated sixth seeded Fabrice Santoro of France 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in an hour and 40 minutes in the first quarters.

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