RAFAEL NADAL, THE NO.1 TENNIS PLAYER IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN UPSET BY THE NO.53 PLAYER IN THE WORLD, GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ, (2-6, 7-6, 6-3), IN THE SEMIFINAL OF THE THAILAND OPEN.

THIS WAS AN ALL SPANISH SEMIFINAL MATCH BETWEEN LONG TOME AQUAINTANCES, WHO HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHERS GAMES FOR THEIR ENTIRE CAREER. NADAL WILL BE AT THE SHANGHAI OPEN FOR HIS NEXT EVENT, AND GARCIA WILL BE PLAYING THE NO.61 RANKED PLAYER IN THE FINALS OF THIS PRESENT EVENT, THE THAILAND OPEN.