Nadal will equal world number one Roger Federer's haul of four Masters Series titles this year if he beats Ljubicic.
The Indo-Czech pair thus set up a second round clash with Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic.
They will either face Bhupathi-Damm or the Bryan brothers in the second round of the Madrid Masters.
The 18-year-old Scot, who has shot into the top 100 after starting the year ranked 411, defeated the American third seed to enter the semi-final of the Thailand Open.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Justin Gimelstob edged out Robby Ginepri and Gilles Muller in the first round of the Thailand Open
The American was forced to default his semi-final match against Kenneth Carlsen because of an ankle injury
Robby Ginepri triumphed 4-6, 6-0, 3-0 after fellow American Taylor Dent quit with heat exhaustion in the third set.
Taylor Dent and Robby Ginepri will contest the first all-American final in Indianapolis since Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 13 years ago.\n
Brendon McCullum and Geraint Jones presented a powerful argument on Saturday for the value of stumpers with genuine batting credentials.
Medium-fast bowler Michael Mason, 12th man for the series opener, is also retained.
Striker Robbie Keane's 24th strike for his country helped Ireland beat Croatia 1-0 in a friendly international.
Indian cricketers found some rhythm as they reduced New Zealand XI to 262/9 declared on the opening day of a two-day practice match which was skipped by the big guns of the team, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
South Africa's Robbie Hunter won a sprint finish to claim the 128.9 mile (207.4 km) opening stage of the Tour de Georgia.
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In the semi-finals, Advani upset top seed Robby Foldvari of Australia while Joshi blanked Joe Grech.
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Liverpool are calling on football fans from around the world to show their support for the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by sending in club scarves.
Southampton's Senegal forward Sadio Mane scored the fastest Premier League hat-trick as he broke a 20-year-old record to help them lead 5-1 at home to Aston Villa by halftime on Saturday.
Manchester City side pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in FA Cup history to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3.
Andre Agassi served up his traditional late-night feast at the U.S. Open on Monday, beating fellow American Robby Ginepri to move into the second round.
Former Liverpool players will return to Anfield for a special one-off charity match to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in April, the club has announced.
American Robby Ginepri moved easily into the Japan Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Luxemburg's Gilles Muller on Thursday.
Wimbledon champion Federer displayed deft touch while US Open champ Andy Roddick exuded brute force at the Kooyong International.
Andre Agassi outlasted unseeded American Robby Ginepri to reach his sixth U.S. Open final and become the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam final in 31 years.
The top seed won two matches on Thursday to advance to the last eight at the RCA Tennis Championships in Indianapolis.
The top seed was leading 6-4, 2-5 against Michel Kratochvil before heavy rain suspended play at the RCA Tennis Championships.
Robbie McEwen powered ahead of Thor Hushovd and Stuart O'Grady to capture the ninth stage of the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong will allow the Tour de France sprinters to enjoy the spotlight for one more day.
The US Open champion gave the US a 2-0 lead over Austria on the opening day of their first-round Davis Cup World Group tie.
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