(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal extinguished any doubts over his long-term fitness after being forced to play two matches in less than 24 hours at the Barcelona Open.
The 26-year-old recorded a 37th consecutive victory at Barcelona with a 6-3 6-0 quarterfinal win over fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos just hours after finishing off his rain-delayed third round match.
After returning from a seven-month injury enforced absence with a knee problem in February, Nadal has reached six finals in six tournaments this year.
Bad weather in Barcelona Thursday forced the World No.5 to complete his match against Frenchman Benoit Paire on Friday morning.
A 7-6 6-2 win set up a last eight clash with Ramos, who Nadal swept aside in just 66 minutes following a commanding display.
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"I played much better this afternoon than in the morning," Nadal told the ATP website.
"I'm very happy to be in the semifinals another time in a very important tournament.
"I'm enjoying the week playing here. I love the tournament. I know everybody well. It feels like home, always."
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Nadal, who lost out in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters to Novak Djokovic last week, is hoping to secure an eighth French Open title next month.
The Spaniard had hoped to win a ninth consecutive title at Monte Carlo before suffering his first defeat at the clay court tournament since 2003.
He will now hope to bounce back with Canada's Milos Raonic standing in between him and a place in Sunday's final.
Raonic, who has lost both of his previous encounters with Nadal, overcame Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-3 7-6.
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In the other semifinal, Spain's Nicolas Almagro will face Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Almagro, ranked 12th in the world, defeated compatriot Juan Monaco 6-3 7-5 in a contest where he saved 10 break points.
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Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a record-extending ninth consecutive title at the Monte Carlo Masters after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the third round.
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"He had many break points and played really good, but I can rest now for a little bit and we'll see what comes tomorrow in the semi-finals," Almagro told the official ATP website.
"I played really good today and that's the most important thing. I've felt great during this week and I'm going to fight to reach my first final here in Barcelona."
Kohlschreiber, seeded eighth, saw off Slovakia's Martin Klizan in three sets before his quarterfinal opponent, Thomaz Bellucci, withdrew injured.
Meanwhile, Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from next week's Lisbon Open.
According to the tournament's organizers, the Argentine, ranked seventh in the world, has been suffering with a stomach virus.
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In Stuttgart, defending champion Maria Sharapova overcame Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in 7-5 4-6 6-4 to ensure her place in the last four.
"It's good to face different styles of playing from different opponents," Sharapova told reporters.
"Ana is a bit more aggressive, while Lucie Safarova had a bit more variety in her game yesterday.
"I am happy to get through, but I had to push myself.
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"It was a tough battle, it was hard to get my body going again after the last game, but it was good to get another three sets under the belt."
The World No.2 will face Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday after the home favorite saw off Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 7-6.
"We both played well," Kerber told the WTA website.
"I was fully concentrated right from the first point and tried to make her move around and not let her get into the match -- luckily enough my tactics worked well today.
"It was extremely important for me to play as well as possible at my home tournament.
"Reaching the semifinals is a big achievement for me. But I'm not going to put myself under any pressure.
"I'm naturally going to have the crowd behind me - they've been supporting me so fantastically all week."
In the other semifinal, U.S qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands will take on China's Li Na.
Mattek-Sands, ranked 104th in the world, overcame Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-2, while Li defeated fifth seed Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5.
The World No.5 was beaten in three sets by Mattek-Sands in their previous meeting at the quarterfinal stage of the 2011 Madrid Open and is expecting another tough test.
"I saw Bethanie play earlier on and she looks like a good, aggressive, player," Li told reporters.
"We'll see how tomorrow's match goes."
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The iconic Centre Court has had a retracting roof in place since 2009, which has allowed players to continue their matches during rain showers.
The $152 million project will see a roof put on No.1 Court, which will take the number of covered seats at the venue to 26,500.
This is an artist's impression of the completed project, which is expected to be ready in time for the 2019 tournament.
At Roland Garros, Sharapova won her first major after undergoing shoulder surgery in 2008. Some thought she would never triumph at a grand slam following the injury.
After a win in Montreal in July 2008, an MRI revealed that Sharapova had two tears in the tendon of her serving shoulder.
Sharapova attempted a comeback in 2009 when she played doubles in Indian Wells. But she still wasn't ready to return.
Once self described as a "cow on ice" on clay, Sharapova began her clay-court campaign last year by beating Victoria Azarenka in the Stuttgart final.
Sharapova defeated Li Na in last year's final of the Italian Open, the perfect buildup to the French Open. Sharapova and Li are the two highest-paid female athletes in the world and share the same agent.
Sharapova launched her own premium candy line, Sugarpova, with individual bags selling for $5.99. She has plans to expand to more markets, including Asia.
Max Eisenbud, Sharapova's agent, first met the player when she was 12 at the renowned IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Sharapova still lives nearby.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, beaten by Nadal in last year's final, was again forced to test his injured ankle as he came from behind to beat Argentina's clay specialist Juan Monaco in three sets.
Andy Murray, left, crashed out with a straight-sets defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka which means the British star will lose the world No. 2 ranking to the Swiss 13th seed's compatriot Roger Federer next week.
Jarkko Nieminen reached the last eight of a Masters event for the first time since 2006 as the 31-year-old Finn upset Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro.
Italy's world No. 32 Fabio Fognini will make his debut in a Masters quarterfinal after his upset win over Czech fourth seed Tomas Berdych.
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