Wow what a result! Rafa Nadal won his 9th Barcelona Open title, beating Kei Nishikori in straight sets. This marks his 49th clay court title, tying the record of Guillermo Vilas for most clay court titles. If he wins just one more, he will have the record all to himself.
Barcelona is also the third event that Rafa has won 9 times (the other two being the French Open and Monte Carlo). No other male player in the Open era has won an event 9 times and Nadal has now done it in three different events. That is just a staggering achievement!
Nadal is inching his way back to his King of Clay form. He is just about 500 points behind #4 Stan Wawrinka. Hopefully, he continues along his current path and breaks the top 4 again soon.
Barcelona is also the third event that Rafa has won 9 times (the other two being the French Open and Monte Carlo). No other male player in the Open era has won an event 9 times and Nadal has now done it in three different events. That is just a staggering achievement!
Nadal is inching his way back to his King of Clay form. He is just about 500 points behind #4 Stan Wawrinka. Hopefully, he continues along his current path and breaks the top 4 again soon.
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