Although I don't think I can romp through this as quick as Rafa is doing through the field in Barcelona. ;)
First up was Guillermo Garcia-Lopez - the man with the greatest single handled backhand EVAH! - but regardless, Rafa dispatched of him 6-1, 6-2. Next up was a qualifier, Robert Farah, and although Rafa seemed a big sluggish in parts, he again came through easily by a 6-2, 6-3 scoreline.
Next up was Tipsaravic in the quarter-final and happily, I got to watch this match because Rafa was simply stunning. Earlier in the week he reported that he still feels some pain regarding his knee, so I hope he can continue to play through it because we had clay court Rafa in his full prowess yesterday.
He played fabulously well in the first set, and Tipsy had no answers to any of it. To a large extent, it was classic Rafa of old in that he just took his time to move his opponent slowly out wider and and wider until he came in for the killer shot which resulted in an easy put away. His concentration lapsed slightly in the second set as he did get broken, but Rafa at the moment is able to quickly get himself right back on track when this happens, and he immediately broke back.
A very, very good display yesterday as he took the match 6-2, 6-2. Fer now awaits him in today's semi-final.
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