Nadal cruises into last four

Top seed Rafael Nadal dispatched fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the VTR Open in Chile.

Nadal, playing just his second competitive singles match since his return from a long injury and illness lay-off, broke his seventh-seeded opponent three times to wrap up a comfortable 6-1 6-4 win in Vina del Mar.