Ivan Ljubicic reached his second final in two weeks when he beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
The world No. 3 said he wants tp play in the Athens Games next year, because at 28 he has a good chance of winning a medal.\n\n
Portugal, who missed a spot kick given thanks to the video assistant referees 16 minutes into the match, were awarded a second penalty after 104 minutes when Miguel Layun handled the ball.
The French Open champion will clash with fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the quarterfinal of the Swedish Open
The move is designed to favour 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt and this year's runner-up Mark Philippoussis.
World number one Roger Federer breezed through to the Halle Open semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
The two former world number ones and French Open champions traded blows and counter-punches for two hours 48 minutes.
Nadal also won through to the final of the doubles with fellow-Spaniard Feliciano Lopez at the Barcelona Open.
The Spaniard's revival continued with an enthralling 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Argentine Gaston Gaudio to earn a place in the semis of the Barcelona Open.
Agassi remains top of the 12-month rankings with 4,090 points followed by Ferrero and Federer.
Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the French Open to beat unseeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in five sets.
The defending champion was beaten by wildcard compatriot Alex Correjta in 69 minutes in the Monte Carlo Masters.
Andy Roddick and Guillermo Coria raced into the fourth round with crushing victories.
The Aussie ace feels his rapid slide down the world rankings could give Australia the advantage in the Davis Cup final against Spain.
The defending champion battled back from 4-6, 1-4 down to set up a semi-final against unseeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, who upset 10th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Barcelona Open.
The fifth seeded pair defeated Spaniards Juan Ignacio Carrasco and Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
World number one Roger Federer faces a potential third-round showdown with three-times winner Gustavo Kuerten in a tough opening week at the French Open.
Former world number one Carlos Moya confidently leads another Spanish assault on the red clay of Roland Garros next week.
