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Summary The top-ranked Spaniard needed only 75 minutes to get past the ninth-ranked Frenchman.
Rafael Nadal cruised into the Barcelona Open semifinals after dispatching French threat Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-2 on Friday.The top-ranked Spaniard needed only 75 minutes to get past the ninth-ranked Frenchman, who was broken four times.Nadal held serve to close out the match and set up a match with either fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez or Ivan Dodig of Croatia next.Monte Carlo finalist David Ferrer plays Jurgen Melzer later on Friday. The winner faces Juan Carlos Ferrero or Nicolas Almagro, who meet in an all-Spanish matchup.
