<p>Top-ranked Rafael Nadal set up a semifinal clash with Andy Murray after he came back from one set down to beat fifth seed David Ferrer in the French Open Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a repeat of last year's French Open final, Nadal showed his determination to win his ninth title at Roland Garros as he beat Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />From late in the second set, Nadal, who turned 28 Tuesday, won 10 games in a row, and 13 of 14 the rest of the way, to dismantle Ferrer, who won their last encounter.<br /><br />"At the beginning, David was playing with a higher intensity than me," said Nadal.<br /><br />"When I was able to hit with my forehand," Nadal said. "I felt that I was in control," he said.<br /><br />The win improved Nadal's record at the event to 64-1. His only loss at the tournament came to Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009, paving the way for Roger Federer to win his lone French Open title.<br /><br />Murray laboured more that Nadal as he withheld No. 23 Gael Monfils' fightback to win the epic 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0.<br /><br />The other men's semifinal pits No. 2 Novak Djokovic against No. 18 Ernests Gulbis.<br /><br />In the women's draw, No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania continued her superb momentum with a 6-2, 6-2 win over 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.<br /><br />No. 28 Andrea Petkovic of Germany defeated 2012 runner-up Italy's Sara Errani by that very same score.<br /><br />This marks the first time for both Halep and Petkovic to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam, and one of them will surely advance to the final.<br /><br />The other women's semifinal will be played between 2012 champion Maria Sharapova and 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.</p>
<p>Top-ranked Rafael Nadal set up a semifinal clash with Andy Murray after he came back from one set down to beat fifth seed David Ferrer in the French Open Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a repeat of last year's French Open final, Nadal showed his determination to win his ninth title at Roland Garros as he beat Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />From late in the second set, Nadal, who turned 28 Tuesday, won 10 games in a row, and 13 of 14 the rest of the way, to dismantle Ferrer, who won their last encounter.<br /><br />"At the beginning, David was playing with a higher intensity than me," said Nadal.<br /><br />"When I was able to hit with my forehand," Nadal said. "I felt that I was in control," he said.<br /><br />The win improved Nadal's record at the event to 64-1. His only loss at the tournament came to Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009, paving the way for Roger Federer to win his lone French Open title.<br /><br />Murray laboured more that Nadal as he withheld No. 23 Gael Monfils' fightback to win the epic 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0.<br /><br />The other men's semifinal pits No. 2 Novak Djokovic against No. 18 Ernests Gulbis.<br /><br />In the women's draw, No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania continued her superb momentum with a 6-2, 6-2 win over 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.<br /><br />No. 28 Andrea Petkovic of Germany defeated 2012 runner-up Italy's Sara Errani by that very same score.<br /><br />This marks the first time for both Halep and Petkovic to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam, and one of them will surely advance to the final.<br /><br />The other women's semifinal will be played between 2012 champion Maria Sharapova and 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.</p>