Nadal Rallies To Beat Blake
Spain's Rafael Nadal kept his Pacific Life Open title defence on track Thursday with a 7-5 3-6 6-3 quarter-final victory over American James Blake.
Nadal, the second seed, earned his first victory over Blake in four career meetings.
He booked a semi-final showdown with Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, who defeated 35th ranked Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (7/5) 6-2.
Nadal beat Djokovic in the final of this $5.7m WTA and ATP Masters Series tournament last year.
Nadal had been thwarted by Blake in all three of their previous meetings, the last at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2006, when he dropped a second-set tiebreaker 7-0.
This time around, Nadal earned the lone break of the third set in the eighth game to take 5-3 lead, pouncing remorselessly on Blake's second serves.
"I thought if I have the chance with the second serve in that game, I was going to play aggressive," Nadal said. "I was going to try to do the winner with the forehand."
Nadal, the second seed, earned his first victory over Blake in four career meetings.
He booked a semi-final showdown with Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, who defeated 35th ranked Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (7/5) 6-2.
Nadal beat Djokovic in the final of this $5.7m WTA and ATP Masters Series tournament last year.
Nadal had been thwarted by Blake in all three of their previous meetings, the last at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2006, when he dropped a second-set tiebreaker 7-0.
This time around, Nadal earned the lone break of the third set in the eighth game to take 5-3 lead, pouncing remorselessly on Blake's second serves.
"I thought if I have the chance with the second serve in that game, I was going to play aggressive," Nadal said. "I was going to try to do the winner with the forehand."
Last Results
1/4 Finals
Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6 (5) y 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat James Blake(USA) 7-5, 3-6 y 6-3.
1/4 Finals
Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6 (5) y 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat James Blake(USA) 7-5, 3-6 y 6-3.
1/8 Finals
Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-7, 7-6 y 7-5.
David Nalbandian (ARG) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-2 y 6-2.
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) beat Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
Roger Federer (SUI) beat Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 y 6-4.
Tommy Haas (GER) beat Andy Murray (GBR) 2-6, 7-5 y 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Guillermo Cañas (ARG) 6-2 y 6-3.
Mardy Fish (USA) beat Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-5, 3-6 y 7-6 (4).
James Blake (USA) beat Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 y 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-7, 7-6 y 7-5.
David Nalbandian (ARG) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-2 y 6-2.
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) beat Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
Roger Federer (SUI) beat Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 y 6-4.
Tommy Haas (GER) beat Andy Murray (GBR) 2-6, 7-5 y 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Guillermo Cañas (ARG) 6-2 y 6-3.
Mardy Fish (USA) beat Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-5, 3-6 y 7-6 (4).
James Blake (USA) beat Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 y 6-2.
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