Nadal wins his 10th Barcelona Open title
Monday, May 1, 2017 @ 6:08 PM
On the very court recently named after him, Rafa Nadal made history again on Sunday, winning his tenth crown at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
The Spaniard completed the straight-sets victory (6-4, 6-1) with a repertoire of shots that simply overpowered his opponent, the world No. 9 Dominic Thiem. The Austrian knocked Britain's Andy Murray out of the tournament in a closely fought semi-final yesterday, but was unable to dominate the King of Clay in today's final.
To date, no other player has beaten Nadal in a final on this court at the Real Club Tennis Barcelona. Nadal was won every single final he has played in Barcelona, beating the likes of Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer (four times), Nicolás Almagro and Kei Nishikori in the process.
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