Nadal staved off four break points to avoid
going down a double-break early in the second set, a pivotal game that set the
stage for his 6-2 6-3 victory on the Crandon Park hardcourt.
The No. 5-seeded Nadal
artfully eliminated Sock and will next play Fabio Fognini in Friday's
semifinals. Nadal has a 7-3
career record but is mindful he lost to the Italian in a five-set thriller on
the US Open hardcourt in 2015.
Nadal could face his long-time nemesis
Federer in the final, with the Swiss, who has a Thursday quarter-final against
Tomas Berdych, on the other side of the draw.
Federer and Nadal have met twice this year,
with Federer winning both times, in a memorable five-set final at the
Australian Open and in a one-sided straight-sets fourth-round thumping at
Indian Wells two weeks ago.
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