Thursday, 3 April, 2008

Rafael Nadal defeated American James Blake 3-6 6-3 6-1 to clinch his place in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open.

The Spaniard will next face Tomas Berdych, who progressed with a 6-4 6-4 win over Russia's Igor Andreev.

Nadal, 21, who defeated Blake two weeks ago in the quarter-finals at Indian Wells, said: "Right now I feel like I am playing at my best level."

Top seed Roger Federer will face Andy Roddick in the last eight on Thursday, while fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko takes on unseeded Janko Tipsarevic.

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