Rafael Nadal reaches quarterfinals in Mexico

Associated Press : Acapulco (Mexico), Thu Feb 28 2013, 11:31 hrs

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Rafael Nadal's return from injury gathered pace Wednesday as the former world No 1 downed Argentina's Martin Alund 6-0, 6-4 to reach the Mexican Open quarterfinals.

The second-seeded Nadal needed just 85 minutes to beat Alund at the clay court tournament and will next face another Argentine in Leonardo Mayer, who defeated Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-2 to advance.

Top Seeded David Ferrer earlier downed American Wayne Odesnik 6-2, 6-1 to book his place in the final eight.

Nadal is making a comeback after being away from the tour for more than seven months with a left-knee injury. He made the final of the VTR Open earlier this month in Chile before losing to Argentine Horacio Zeballos. A week later he beat David Nalbandian to claim the Brazil Open title.

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