Archive for category: Barcelona Open
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ATP Barcelona final preview – Nadal vs Almagro
Rafael Nadal will square up to Nicolas Almagro in the Barcelona Open final after both Spaniards won their respective semi finals. It is the third time in a row that the title match has had an all-Spanish lineup. In their nine previous encounters Nadal is yet to be defeated. Seven [...] -
Nadal defeats Raonic to set up Barcelona final against Almagro
Home crowd favorites Rafa Nadal and Nicolas Almagro will square off against each other in the Barcelona 2013 final after claiming straight sets victories in the semis. Second seed Nadal eased into his eighth Barcelona final after dismissing fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic. The latter was unable to win a set [...] -
ATP Barcelona 2013 semi final previews – Nadal vs Raonic
The Spanish Armada lost one of its flagships when David Ferrrer crashed out of the tournament early but has still supplied two of the four semi finalists at the Barcelona Open. The possibility of an all-Spanish final remains with Nicolas Almagro playing Philipp Kohlschreiber at 13.30 local time with Rafael [...] -
Nadal beats Paire to reach Barcelona SFs, Robredo ousts Berdych
Rafa Nadal entered the quarterfinals at Barcelona 2013 ATP tournament, whilst Tommy Robredo beat Berdych. Milos Raonic also advanced. A seven-time Barcelona title holder Nadal ousted thirteenth seed Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets to march into the quarterfinals at Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. The Spaniard was broken in [...] -
Raonic and Gulbis lock horns on outer court in Barcelona
Torrential rain in Barcelona on Wednesday meant that when the fourth round clash between Milos Raonic and Ernests Gulbis finally got under way early this afternoon it was pushed onto court two at the last minute. While court two at Indian Wells or Roland Garros would indicate a stadium of [...] -
Almagro to play Monaco in Barcelona Open 2013 quarter-finals
Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Monaco, Nicolas Almagro and Philipp Kohlschreiber are through to the quarterfinal stage of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. In the top half of the draw Dmitry Tursunov, who shocked top seed David Ferrer in the second round round, was stopped by 16th-seeded Brazilian Bellucci. The Russian, who [...] -
Nadal set to double up due to rain delay at Barcelona Open
Rafael Nadal is likely to make two appearances in front of his passionate Catalan supporters on Thursday. Severe rain on Wednesday afternoon left the world number five kicking his heels at the Barcelona Open waiting for his fourth round match against Benoit Paire to begin. The pair will take to [...] -
Nadal beats Berlocq in Barcelona, Berdych and Raonic also win
Rafa Nadal cruised to third round at Barcelona 2013 tennis tournament, Tomas Berdych, Tommy Robredo and Milos Raonic also advanced. Second seed Nadal started the hunt for his eighth Barcelona crown by brushing aside 30-year-old Argentine Carlos Berlocq in straight sets. He got off to a flying start and moved [...] -
Tursunov upsets Ferrer in Barcelona, Almagro and Monaco through
Dmitry Tursunov stunned top seed Ferrer in the second round of Barcelona 2013, Juan Monaco, Nicolas Almagro and Philipp Kohlschreiber also through to 3rd round. Last year’s runner-up David Ferrer – he has played four Barcelona finals in last five years – stumbled at his first hurdle in 2013. In [...] -
Nadal beats Ferrer to win Barcelona title for 7th time
Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal won his 7th Barcelona Open title after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (1) 7-5 in Sunday’s final. Ferrer got off to a better start, but after taking Nadal’s serve to go 2-0, the world no.2 managed to get the break back and [...] -
Nadal beats Verdasco, plays Ferrer in Barcelona Final
Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer set up a re-match of last year’s final as they both won their semifinal encounters at the Barcelona Open. World no.2 Nadal demolished fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he cruised to a 6-0 6-4 victory in 1 hour and 25 minutes. The first set was [...] -
Ferrer beats Lopez in Barcelona, Verdasco to play Nadal
3rd seed Spaniard David Ferrer defeated his countryman Feliciano Lopez as he survived two match points to win in three sets 6-7 (4) 7-6 (7) 6-3 and moved into the Barcelona Open semifinals. There were no break points in the first set until the 12th game, when Ferrer had a [...] -
Nadal reaches Barcelona semis, Raonic beats Murray
It was a one-sided match between the defending champion Rafael Nadal and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia as the world no.2 destroyed his opponent 6-2 6-2 in just 1 hour and 23 minutes and booked a place in the Barcelona Open semifinals. Nadal took control of the match from the very [...]
