Nadal did not let up in the second set, and perhaps even stepped up a gear.
But the French stepped up a gear as the first half moved into its closing stages.
But although she managed to capture the opening set, Kuznetsova stepped up a gear to polish off the tie.
Seventh seed Djokovic, 19, stepped up a gear at the start of the deciding set while Federer struggled with his forehand.
After he lost Bell, Cook stepped up a gear, perhaps too anxious about reaching the century that had eluded him since December last year.
But he was broken for a third time as Nadal stepped up a gear before wrapping up his passage to the final.
Nadal stepped up a gear to break back at 5-3 before taking it on a tie-break and one break was enough in the third.
He then edged ahead in set five before Baxter stepped up a gear to win the tie and book a clash against Bob Anderson.
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But Leeds stepped up a gear with two tries in three minutes from Lauitiiti and Webb before Senior went over late on to wrap up the scoring.
Stricker and Baddeley kept pace through the first half of the rounds to leave all three men deadlocked with nine to play before Woods stepped up a gear.
And as United stepped up a gear after the interval, Darren Fletcher was only inches away from restoring their lead with a flashing shot from the edge of the area.
However, the world number one stepped up a gear on the back nine, four birdies in his last six holes moving him into a brief tie for the lead with Harrington and Clark.
Instead of stepped gears like a conventional transmission, it has a fixed planetary gear, and changes engine speed by adjusting the generator electric load.
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