Rafael Nadal admitted he was amazed to find himself in the Wimbledon semi-finals after brushing aside the challenge of Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets.
Nadal won 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Court One and will now take on Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis on Friday for the right to face either defending champion Roger Federer or Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman in Sunday’s final.
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