No. 6 seed
Rafael Nadal came back from a set down Friday to defeat homecountry favorite
Ricardo Mello "Yello" 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the ATP stop in Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil, to reach his first final since Sopot on clay last August.
In the final Nadal will face Spain's Al Martin, who ended the Cinderella claycourt run of Aussie qualifier
Peter Luczak 6-2, 6-3.
Martin will be shooting for his first title since 2001 Mallorca. It will be the career-first meeting between Nadal and Martin.
The doubles final will be (3) Cermak/Friedl vs. Acasuso/Gonzalez King.
