Nadal d. Nieminen

Nadal beat Nieminen 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Nadal won 102 of 183 points (56%). Nadal hit 5 aces to 2 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (43/55) against 63% for Nieminen. Nadal converted 6 of 9 break points and saved 7 of 8 faced; Nieminen converted 1 of 8. Winners to unforced errors: 36–23 for Nadal, 25–28 for Nieminen. The match was played on hard in Australia.