almagro continues spanish surge unseeded nicolas almagro became the fifth spaniard to reach the last eight at the buenos aires open  ousting eighth seed mariano zabaleta.  he showed admirable resolve to win a rain-affected match 6-7 6-4 6-4. compatriot and seventh seed rafael nadal also reached the last eight  beating italian potito starace 6-1 6-3. nadal  playing in the outdoor clay event for the first time  hit some powerful forehands to oust starace in a match delayed over an hour by rain.  it s always a problem to have to stop for rain but one gets used to it   said spanish teenager nadal.  luckily  i was able to keep my pace going throughout the match.  he will now play gaston gaudio  who beat unseeded brazilian flavio saretta 6-3 6-2 in the day s late match.
Almagro sọ ọlọrọ Spain tẹ̀le Nicolas Almagro di olori karun ti o de opin meji ni Buenos Aires Open, o si gba Mariano Zabaleta ti o jẹ ẹka mẹjọ. O fi ọlọrọ rẹ hàn nínú iṣẹlẹ ti ojú orun pa, o si gba 6-7 6-4 6-4. Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè rẹ ati ẹka mẹje Rafael Nadal pẹ̀lú tẹ̀le opin meji, o si gba Italian Potito Starace 6-1 6-3. Nadal, ti o ń ṣeré nínú iṣẹlẹ ayẹyẹ clay fun akọkọ, o fi ọwọ rẹ hàn nínú iṣẹlẹ ti ojú orun pa, o si gba Starace nínú iṣẹlẹ ti ojú orun pa fun wakati kan. "Ojú orun pa jẹ aṣẹṣe, ṣugbọn a ti ṣe ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ", Nadal ti o jẹ ọmọde Spain sọ. "Mo fẹ́ràn pe mo ṣe ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ, mo si ṣe ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ". O yoo ṣeré pẹ̀lú Gaston Gaudio, ti o gba Brazilian Flavio Saretta ti o jẹ ẹka mẹjọ 6-3 6-2 nínú iṣẹlẹ ti oṣu.