Nishikori, Nadal advance in style
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FRESH from winning the Monte Carlo Masters Rafael Nadal continued his fine form with a 6-3, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open yesterday.
Nadal, a 14-time grand slam champion, is looking to equal Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 claycourt tournament wins and capture a ninth title in the Catalan capital this week after suffering shock defeats in the past two years.
Nadal will face another Spaniard in Albert Montanes in the last 16 today.
Defending champion Kei Nishikori is likely to be Nadal’s biggest threat and the Japanese extended his unbeaten run in Barcelona to 11 matches with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 win over the Netherlands’ Thiemo de Bakker.
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