Rafael Nadal easily won his 23rd straight match on clay beating Christophe Rochus of Belgium 6-2, 6-0 in the third round of the Barcelona Open. The top-ranked Spaniard advanced directly to the semifinals because quarter-final opponent David Nalbandian withdrew from the tournament with a right hip injury. "It's not nice to reach the semifinals like this but I have to think positively, to know that I'm in the semifinals, which is good news, and I'll be trying to give my all," Nadal said.
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