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Rafael Nadal will keep the No. 1 ranking for at least another week following an efficient 6-1, 6-3 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday.
Nadal was at risk of losing the top spot to Novak Djokovic if he failed to reach the semifinals of this clay-court tournament, which he has won five of the last six years.
The Spaniard played much sharper than in his previous two matches when he was affected by a virus. His semifinal opponent will be 16th-seeded Richard Gasquet, who rallied to beat seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 a day after eliminating Roger Federer.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6539189
Nadal was at risk of losing the top spot to Novak Djokovic if he failed to reach the semifinals of this clay-court tournament, which he has won five of the last six years.
The Spaniard played much sharper than in his previous two matches when he was affected by a virus. His semifinal opponent will be 16th-seeded Richard Gasquet, who rallied to beat seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 a day after eliminating Roger Federer.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6539189
