Bangkok ATP 250 - Men's Semifinals
1 Rafael Nadal vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez - H2H: 2-0
Not only is Rafa the top seed - he's the only seeded player left in the draw.
In 2 matches fellow Spaniard Lopez has managed to win 10 games off Rafa.
This is Rafa's 11th Sf of '10: 7-3. He is looking for his 7th title this year.
For the 1st time this season he is scheduled to play 3 straight weeks.
Following Bangkok he will play at Tokyo ATP 500 & Masters 1000 Shanghai.
The knees must be feeling pretty good.
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Jarkko Nieminen vs Benjamin Becker - H2H: 2-2
Their H2H for '10 is in Jarkko's favor 2-1, including a win last week in Metz.
All 3 matches this year have been fairly tightly contested.
Both are the same age, both ranked in the 60's & both have 1 career title.
This is Jarkko's 2nd Sf of '10: 1-0 and Benjamin's 3rd: 0-2.
So which one will lose to Rafa on Sunday?
Combined they've taken 1 set off Rafa in 6 matches: Jarkko, Barcelona '06.
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