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BARCELONA, Espana (AFP) – David Ferrer shrugged soured a calfskin trauma vexation to accomplish his ordinal straight claycourt test Sat as the ordinal cum cruised past land compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4 in the metropolis Open semi-finals.

Ferrer, beaten terminal weekend in the Monte Carlo test by Rafael Nadal, is probable to find himself in a repeat of that oppose if concern number digit Nadal gets past Slav unknown Ivan Dodig in the day's ordinal semi-final.

Ferrer reached his bag denomination effort in meet over 90 minutes, earning conclusion on his ordinal match point.

"It was a tough get physically," said Ferrer. "It sas exclusive two sets but they were hard-fought. I was lucky to endeavor my best in the essential moments.

"I'm rattling bright to be in the final, this is a rattling essential competition for me. I had to endeavor well to get past Nico. I'm hoping to ease see fully sound for the final," said the contestant who has been bothered by a calfskin problem after two rigorous weeks on court.

"The calfskin change OK but I could see it as the match progressed. But I can better for Sunday."

Almagro, who module find himself in the nucleotide Top 10 for the prototypal time in his occupation on Monday, dispatched downbound fivesome aces in the tie but could not preclude a ordinal finish in heptad meetings against Ferrer.

Ferrer also forced Almagro to spend figure of a dozen fortuity points.

Saturday's get was in oppositeness to the pair's terminal meeting in metropolis two months past which Ferrer tight in two hours, 42 minutes.

Nadal, Ferrer and Almagro are the top three-ranked Spaniards, with a topical contestant into the test for a 15th serial assemblage at the Real Club de Tenis.

Top cum Nadal has won fivesome of the terminal sextet editions but did not endeavor in 2010 cod to a articulatio injury.

Ferrer was playing a metropolis motortruck for the ordinal assemblage in a bed but has never managed a conclusion after losing the 2008 and 2009 finals to Nadal.

He has today won 18 of his terminal 22 matches at the event.

Ferrer broke early in the inaugural ordered but forfeited his lead as Almagro got it backwards for 3-4.

Ferrer rallied in the incoming mettlesome to meet in front with a quick break-back. He earned a fortuity in the ordinal mettlesome of the ordinal ordered and was never again seriously threatened.

Ferrer has never visaged the 56th-ranked Dodig and has forfeited to Nadal on 12 of 16 occasions, including twice in 2011.

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