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Spanish shooting star on the ascent in Swedish Open
Bastad, July 10: Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal thrashed compatriot Albert Portas 6-0 6-4 to reach the last eight. The 17-year-old from Mallorca fired spectacular winners from all angles as he set up a quarter-final clash with sixth seed Nicolas Lapentti.
Bastad, July 10: Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal thrashed compatriot Albert Portas 6-0 6-4 to reach the last eight. The 17-year-old from Mallorca fired spectacular winners from all angles as he set up a quarter-final clash with sixth seed Nicolas Lapentti.
Nadal has risen to number 71 in the ATP Champions Race after a succession of impressive performances.
He beat Carlos Moya and Albert Costa on clay in the spring before reaching the third round at Wimbledon.
Nadal has risen to number 71 in the ATP Champions Race after a succession of impressive performances.
He beat Carlos Moya and Albert Costa on clay in the spring before reaching the third round at Wimbledon.
Lapentti defeated Romanian Adrian Voinea 6-4 7-6 to set up the encounter with Nadal.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny beat Argentine Franco Squillari 6-1 5-7 6-2, while fifth seed Mariano Zabaleta demolished Swedish wildcard Bjorn Rehnquist 6-1 6-2.
Bureau Report