Rafael Nadal's demolition of Christophe Rochus was a Round of 16 match, but the win catapulted the world number 1 into the semis, because of his quarterfinal opponent, David Nalbandian's, withdrawal fom the tournament. The Argentine defeated Nicholas Almagro fairly easily, but withdrew from the Barcelona Open because of injury. Fernando Verdasco, Nikolay Davydenko and David Ferrer all fought through 3 setters on Thursday advance to the quarterfinals, while Monte Carlo semifinalist, Stanislas Wawrinka, was defeated by Radek Stepanek. Tommy Robredo and Fernando Gonzalez also advanced.
Barcelona
Men's Singles- Round of 16
Rafael Nadal (1) def. Christophe Rochus, 6-2, 6-0
Fernando Verdasco (2) def. Tomas Berdych (15), 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko (3) def. Feliciano Lopez (16), 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 6-4
David Ferrer (4) def. Potito Starace, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Fernando Gonzalez (5) def. Juan Monaco, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Tommy Robredo (6) def. Igor Andreev (12), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
David Nalbandian (7) def. Nicolas Almagro (10), 6-3, 6-4
Radek Stepanek (9) def. Stanislas Wawrinka (8), 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
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