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Rafa Nadal couldn't hide his delight after winning the Barcelona Open. Manu Fernandez
breaking the mould

Nadal equals long-standing record with another tournament victory

The Spaniard’s Barcelona Open win was his 49th clay-court title.

RAFAEL NADAL EQUALLED Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 clay-court titles with his ninth Barcelona Open after overcoming defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 today.

Fresh from winning the Monte Carlo Masters last week, Nadal has now won his opening 10 matches of the European clay-court season ahead of his quest to land a record 10th French Open in June.

Nishikori was left to rue a series of missed break point opportunities as the Japanese’s 14-match winning streak in Barcelona came to an end.

Argentinian legend Vilas, a six-time Grand Slam winner, won his last clay-court title in 1983.

– AFP 2016

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