Nadal and Djokovic set up rematch

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Second-seed Nadal advanced with a 7-5 3-6 6-3 triumph over American James Blake after third seed Djokovic moved on with a 7-6 (7/5) 6-2 victory over unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their quarter-final matches.

Defending champion Nadal defeated Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the final of this hardcourt event last year.

The 21-year-old Spaniard owns has won six of eight career meetings against the 2008 Australian Open champion and will face Djokovic for the seventh time since their encounter here in 2007.

Nadal needed just over two hours to move on, posting his first victory in four career matches against Blake.

The world number two struggled against Blake's serve, winning just 23% (10-of-43) of first-return points. However, Nadal stepped up when necessary, breaking Blake's serve on three occasions while saving six out of eight break points.

With the loss, Blake, who lost in the final here by world number one Roger Federer in 2006, fell to 30-9 lifetime against left-handed players.

Meanwhile, Djokovic continued his stellar play against Wawrinka and has yet to lose a set in four matches here.

"It's normal to have some difficult stages in the tournament and sets and matches," Djokovic said. "This was the one. This was really a test for me. I'm happy to win such a difficult match. We played over two hours only two sets; the time shows that we had such long rallies.

"But in the end, I won, and that's what matters."