Nadal triumphs in Barcelona classic. Spain's Rafael Nadal became the first player in the open era to win two tournaments seven times when he fought off tenacious fellow Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 to win a thrilling Barcelona Open final on April 29-Sunday.
Nadal made his ATP Tour debut at the Mallorca Open aged 15 on April 29, 2002, beating Paraguay's Ramon Delgado 6-4 6-4 in the first round.
Nadal made his ATP Tour debut at the Mallorca Open aged 15 on April 29, 2002, beating Paraguay's Ramon Delgado 6-4 6-4 in the first round.
To date, only Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have beaten Nadal in a clay court final.
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In a repeat of last year's title match and 10 years to the day since he made his World Tour debut, Nadal came out on top in a claycourt slugfest between the nation's two best players that wowed the capacity crowd in the Catalan capital.
Rafael Nadal guesses right on a David Ferrer overhead, and closes out the point with an overhead winner to set up break point in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final hot shot of the day Sunday.
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