Naval recovers to advance in Rogers Cup

Wibledon champion Rafael Nadal has survived an early scare to advance in a tournament that is getting a reputation for upsets.

In a tournament that has seen top seed Roger Federer eliminated and third seed Novak Djokovic ousted earlier on Friday, the second-seeded Nadal had to rally from a one-set deficit to defeat Richard Gasquet of France 6-7 (12/14) 6-2 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup.