RAFAEL NADAL EQUALLED Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 clay-court titles with his ninth Barcelona Open after overcoming defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 today.
Fresh from winning the Monte Carlo Masters last week, Nadal has now won his opening 10 matches of the European clay-court season ahead of his quest to land a record 10th French Open in June.
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Nishikori was left to rue a series of missed break point opportunities as the Japanese’s 14-match winning streak in Barcelona came to an end.
Argentinian legend Vilas, a six-time Grand Slam winner, won his last clay-court title in 1983.
Nadal equals long-standing record with another tournament victory
RAFAEL NADAL EQUALLED Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 clay-court titles with his ninth Barcelona Open after overcoming defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 today.
Fresh from winning the Monte Carlo Masters last week, Nadal has now won his opening 10 matches of the European clay-court season ahead of his quest to land a record 10th French Open in June.
Nishikori was left to rue a series of missed break point opportunities as the Japanese’s 14-match winning streak in Barcelona came to an end.
Argentinian legend Vilas, a six-time Grand Slam winner, won his last clay-court title in 1983.
– AFP 2016
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