Nadal Sets All-Spanish SF
Spanish bull Rafael Nadal won his 14th consecutive match and became the youngest-ever Miami semifinalist when he defeated Thomas Johansson 6-2, 6-4 at the NASDAQ-100 Open on Wednesday night. The left-handed 18 year old with the killer forehand closed on his third consecutive title (Costa do Sauipe, Acapulco) and next meets countryman David Ferrer, who needed only 65 minutes to defeat Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 6-2, 6-3. Wednesday Wrap
Six time NASDAQ-100 Open champion Andre Agassi overcame Gaston Gaudio in Tuesday's competition setting up an all-American quarterfinal with the day's other winner, the No. 31 seed Taylor Dent. Roger Federer extended his winning streak to 19 matches with a hard fought 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over big-serving Croatian Mario Ancic. Federer sets up an enticing quarterfinal battle with Tim Henman, a convincing straight sets winner over Radek Stepanek.