Tennis - Shanghai Masters tennis tournament - Shanghai, China - October 13, 2017 - Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. REUTERS/Aly Song
(Reuters) - World number one Rafa Nadal battled past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3 and into the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Friday.
The 16-times grand slam winner, who beat Dimitrov in three sets in the China Open semi-finals last week, fired 32 winners and won two crucial breaks to prevail in two and a half hours.
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