Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot during his tennis match against Argentina's Federico Delbonis at the ATP Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal, working his way back to top form after wrist problems last year, screamed with delight on reaching the Argentine Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-1 rout of Federico Delbonis on Friday.
Nadal, who went down to a first defeat in 53 consecutive semi-finals on clay at the Rio Open last weekend, pumped his fist after winning a superb rally in the fifth game of the second set and again when the Argentine hit the ball wide on second match point.
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