Sunday, 24 April 2016

RAFAEL NADAL WINS 49TH TITLE

Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time

Rafael Nadal wins Barcelona Open to equal clay-court record of 49 career titles as Kei Nishikori is blown away in straight sets 

  • Rafael Nadal equalled Guillermo Vilas' record of 49 career clay-court titles
  • Nadal overcame defending champion Kei Nishikori in Barcelona Open
  • Spaniard claimed 69th career title as is finding form ahead of French Open 
  • Nadal added to his trophy from Monte Carlo as the 14-time Grand Slam winner continues to regain form
  • Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time on Sunday, equaling Guillermo Vilas' record of 49 career clay-court titles.
    Nadal added this title to his trophy from Monte Carlo last week as the 14-time Grand Slam winner regains form on his favorite surface ahead of next month's French Open.
    Nishikori had won the tournament for the last two years after early exits by Nadal.
  • Nishikori slumps in his seat after falling to defend his title for the third consecutive year in Spain
  • 'I was playing against the No. 6 player in the world, and if you don't play at your best you aren't going to win,' Nadal said.
    'I served well and that allowed me to play better. In the second set I missed several chances, and at the end it was very close, but I stayed mentally strong.'
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