Gasol, Nadal supporting each other

"He's playing [Friday] in the final, so I'm keeping up with him," said Gasol, who had Nadal a step further along in the tournament. "If I wake up earlier [Friday], I'll be able to watch a little of it."
But Gasol did say that the two keep in regular contact.
"Yeah. We talk regularly," he said. "Yeah. It was his birthday [Thursday], so I wished him happy birthday and wished him good luck for [Friday] against [Jurgen] Melzer. So yeah, we talked."

Nadal added: "I always love to see the best players win because I know losses for the best players are harder than for the rest."

Prediction: Mighty Melzer will come back to earth. Nadal in straight sets.
Prediction: Soderling has spent an entire year positioning himself for this moment. He's going back to the finals with a four-set win.  

"I never think about revenge," Nadal told reporters after beating compatriot Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday.
"I'm in the semi-finals against Melzer and it will be a very difficult match. I'm focused on that match right now."