Two Spaniards Still In

David Ferrer dismissed Richard Gasquet with an effective 6-1, 6-1 showing. After Ferrer beat Rafael Nadal earlier in the tournament, Ferrer’s win allowed Nadal to move on into the semifinals of the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

Thank you, and good day sir. The two are actually good friends – accordingly. I don’t personally know that. I mean…I think I may have lost Nadal’s cell number. I knew I needed to hang on to that but, shucks, guess I can’t get in touch with him for our weekly lunch. Bumm-er.

Anyway. They’re both in. Yay. But it’s always interesting – and I’m sure a nerve strainer – when your fate is in someone else’s hands. For Nadal – Ferrer pulled through.