Nadal Reaches Bastad Semi-Finals After Four-Hour Marathon

par This Is Beirut, 19/07 19:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Bastad Mariano Navone Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal fought into the semi-finals of the Bastad Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina's Mariano Navone 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is through to the last four of a tournament for the first time since Wimbledon two years ago. "It was very close, long and tiring," said Nadal, whose ...