Rafael Nadal storms into Barcelona semis; Tsitsipas to face Sinner

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a 12th Barcelona Open title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Cameron Norrie in the quarter-finals on Friday, while Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Jannik Sinner in the Last Four.

Nadal, who captured his first Barcelona title as an 18-year-old at the 2005 tournament, will face Diego Schwartzman or Pablo Carreno Busta in Saturday's semi-finals. Top seed Nadal broke World No. 58 Norrie twice in both sets for his second win of the year over the Briton, having also defeated him in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open.

Monte Carlo champion Tsitsipas swept aside Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3.

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