Clay specialist Nadal stunned by Wimbledon performance

RAFAEL NADAL admitted he was amazed to find himself in the Wimbledon semi-finals after brushing aside Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets.

Nadal won 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Court One and will take on Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis today for the right to face either defending champion Roger Federer or Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman in Sunday’s final.

“Sure it’s a surprise to be in the semi-finals, it’s an unbelievable tournament for me,” said Nadal, who lifted his second French Open title after his 60th straight win on clay just 25 days ago.