Rafael Nadal runs Barcelona Open winning streak to 37 matches Rafael Nadal, shown at the 2012 French Open, won twice Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open. Nadal is the two-time defending champion of the tournament. BARCELONA, Spain, April 26 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals and ran his Barcelona Open winning streak to 37 matches with two wins Friday. With rain halting play Thursday there were five third-round matches that had to be completed before the quarterfinals. All nine matches were finished Friday. Nadal, the No. 2 seed, has won the tournament seven of the last eight years, sitting out the event in 2010. He opened the day with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 win over 13th-seeded Benoit Paire, winning about three-quarters of the points on serve. Albert Ramos defeated sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) early Friday in earning a shot at Nadal, but Nadal needed just 65 minutes to post a 6-3, 6-0 win over Ramos. Nadal won the first three games and the last seven against Ramos. Nadal draws fifth-seeded Milos Raonic in the semifinals. Raonic also played twice Friday, beating Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) and finishing the day's schedule with a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) decision over Tommy Robredo. Raonic saw just two break points in the matches. Fourth-seeded Nicolas Almagro beat No. 7-seeded Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-5 and eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber gained a semifinal slot when 16th-seeded Thomaz Bellucci withdrew prior to their quarterfinal. Kohlschreiber was a 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5) winner over 11th-seed Martin Klizan early Friday. Almagro, Monaco and Bellucci got their third-round matches in Thursday. Nadal, who has reached the finals of all five tournaments he's been in this year, has won both times he previously played Raonic, while Almagro owns a 4-3 series edge over Kohlschreiber.