Video- Nadal defeated Ferrer to claim seventh Barcelona Crown

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.

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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Video- Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo 2012 Finals

Watch Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo 2012 Finals.

Nadal relished a perfect day in Monte Carlo as he ended a seven-match losing streak to Novak Djokovic at one of his favorite venues by overpowering the mentally exhausted Serb.

The Spaniard clinched a record eighth consecutive crown at the claycourt Masters event by thrashing the world number one 6-3, 6-1 in 78 minutes.

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Nadal vs Djokovic- Australian Open 2012 Men's Finals

Watch Nadal vs Djokovic- Australian Open 2012 Men's Singels Finals. Today's match is a repeat of the 2010 US Open, 2011 Wimbledon and 2011 US Open finals. Nadala leads their head-to-head 16-13, however,  Djokovic is on a 6-match winning streak against Nadal, and all 6 of those meetings were in tournament finals.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at 5hr 53min

Finals: Novak Djokovic (1) def Rafael Nadal (2) 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5

  Head-to-head: Nadal leads 16-13

2006 Roland Garros Clay (O) QF Nadal 64 64 ret. (lower back injury)

2007 AMS Indian Wells Hard (O) FR Nadal 62 75

2007 AMS Miami Hard (O) QF Djokovic 63 64

2007 AMS Rome Clay (O) QF Nadal 62 63

2007 Roland Garros Clay (O) SF Nadal 75 64 62

2007 Wimbledon Grass (O) SF Nadal 36 61 4-1 ret. (infected blisters on toe)

2007 AMS Montreal Hard (O) SF Djokovic 75 63

2007 TMC Shanghai Hard (I) RR Nadal 64 64

2008 AMS Indian Wells Hard (O) SF Djokovic 63 62

2008 AMS Hamburg Clay (O) SF Nadal 75 26 62

2008 Roland Garros Clay (O) SF Nadal 64 62 76(3)

2008 Queen’s Grass (O) FR Nadal 76(6) 75

2008 AMS Cincinnati Hard (O) SF Djokovic 61 75

2008 Beijing Olympics Hard (O) SF Nadal 64 16 64

2009 Davis Cup (WG-1R) Clay (O) R4 Nadal 64 64 61

2009 Monte Carlo-1000 Clay (O) FR Nadal 63 26 61

2009 Rome-1000 Clay (O) FR Nadal 76(2) 62

2009 Madrid-1000 Clay (O) SF Nadal 36 76(5) 76(9)

2009 Cincinnati-1000 Hard (O) SF Djokovic 61 64

2009 Paris-1000 Hard (I) SF Djokovic 62 63

2009 ATP World Tour Finals Hard (I) RR Djokovic 76(5) 63

2010 US Open Hard (O) FR Nadal 64 57 64 62

2010 ATP World Tour Finals Hard (I) RR Nadal 75 62

2011 Indian Wells-1000 Hard (O) FR Djokovic 46 63 62

2011 Miami-1000 Hard (O) FR Djokovic 46 63 76(4)

2011 Madrid-1000 Clay (O) FR Djokovic 75 64

2011 Rome-1000 Clay (O) FR Djokovic 64 64

2011 Wimbledon Grass (O) FR Djokovic 64 61 16 63

2011 US Open Hard (O) FR Djokovic 62 64 67(3) 61

The final games of the epic, unbelievably dramatic, unforgettable and magnificent match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open - Melbourne 2012.

Nadal vs Berdych- 2012 Australian Open Quarter-Finals

Watch Rafael Nadal vs Tomas Berdych- 2012 Australian Open Quarter-Finals match. Rafael Nadal had to rally past Tomas Berdych 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-3 in a four hour and 16 minute battle.

Nadal’s win over Berdych sets up a clash with Roger Federer in the semi finals, “The numbers are important,” said Nadal. “No. 1 and No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. The ranking is important, but when we talk about a player who won 16 Grand Slams and I won 10 and we played a lot of matches between each other and all ones, in very important moments for our careers and very high moments.

Watch Rafael Nadal takes match point over Tomas Berdych.