Top-seeded Rafael Nadal rallied to reach the Canadian Open semi-finals on Friday night (Saturday AEST), beating No.7 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6 6-1 6-2.

The winner last year in Toronto for his fourth title at the event, Nadal won his 380th ATP Masters 1000 match, a day after breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the tour record – Nadal has 82 singles victories, winning the French Open in June for his second title of the year.

In the semi-finals, the 33-year-old Spanish star will face the winner of the late match between No.10 Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No.16 Gael Monfils of France.

In the afternoon, Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov set up an all-Russian semi-final.

The eighth-seeded Medvedev beat second-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3 6-1, and the sixth-seeded Khachanov topped third-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3 6-3.