Nadal wins fifth Barcelona clay crown

Eurosport - Mon, 27 Apr 12:06:00 2009

World number one Rafael Nadal powered to his fifth consecutive Barcelona Open title with a 6-2 7-5 win over Spanish compatriot David Ferrer.

TENNIS 2009 ATP Barcelona Rafael Nadal from Spain bites his trophy after defeating Spain's David Ferrer in the final - 0

Top seed Nadal, who also beat Ferrer in last year's final, exchanged early breaks with the fourth seed on the clay in the Catalan capital before racing into a 5-2 lead and taking the set with an ace.

Ferrer put up more of a fight in the second set as the pair broke each other twice but lost his serve again in the 11th game and Nadal sealed victory on his second match point when Ferrer sent a forehand long.

"This is much more than a dream for me," Nadal said after lifting the huge Conde de Godo trophy.

"I never could have imagined I'd be here winning for a fifth time," he added. "Congratulations to David. Even though it was not possible for him today he played a great tournament."

The 22-year-old Mallorcan has only lost four times on clay since 2005, most recently to fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero at last year's Rome Masters when he was not fully fit.

He became the first man to win five Monte Carlo Masters in a row last weekend and is favourite for a fifth straight French Open crown when the grand slam begins in Paris next month.

He also holds the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and now heads to the Rome Masters where he will bid for a fourth triumph.

Reuters

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  1. surely rafa is te best ever on clay, aving won four­ major titles in 4 months, he is reallt te best now and­ the best ever tennis player on clay, am very sad for­ roger, i still believe he can still prove himself,he is­ also one of the best ever tennis player,i think he as­ to work harder to equal or surpass sampras record , i­ still believe in him,djokovic can beat nadal on clay­ but he has to work extremely hard, congrats rafa. ­ tunde fatoki fron nigeria

    From fatoki b, on Mon 27 Apr 7:15PM

  2. it will be nadal french, nadal wimby and nadal us,­ federer is past his time, the others haven't­ developed yet, sorry federe and murray fans

    From Ravi P, on Mon 27 Apr 6:54PM

  3. how come djoko doesnt figure in eurosports rome line­ up drawsheet ??????

    From ralph, on Mon 27 Apr 12:53PM

  4. WELL DONE, RAFA !!!!!

    From enachon, on Mon 27 Apr 12:48PM

  5. Nadal is the best, he will be the best ever and will­ get many more GS than Federer. Totally unbeatable on­ clay no one is that prolific in the whole tennis­ history. Federer needs to step up or step down because­ otherwise Murray will catch him. French Open = Nadal,­ Wimbledon = Nadal/ Murray US Open = Murray. WE CAN ALL­ HOPE!"!!!

    From zehst, on Mon 27 Apr 11:28AM

  6. And for tumbs down.. sometimes I feel like Clipsy Duck­ is moderator :-)

    From Igor K, on Mon 27 Apr 10:31AM

  7. First of all my congratulations to Rafa ! he really­ deserved every title, cos he is so hard working guy !
    I­ predicted already few times here that at the end of­ carrier he will have more titles and GS-s then Sampras­ and Federer.
    And must say as Novak fan...or not - only­ real opponent on clay in last two years to Rafa, was­ Novak indeed..
    and would be very nice that some guys­ here appreciate this rivality, and say some good word­ sometimes for the opposition ! I’m looking forward­ their next clashes cose previous was amassing, also­ some from last years were very good !
    Only one ho can­ involve in this on clay is Murray, based on recent­ form.. sorry, this is my opinion, but surprises can­ always happen !

    From Igor K, on Mon 27 Apr 10:27AM

  8. can we just get back to discussing tennis and tennis­ matches instead of just letting off steam for the sake­ of it, this site is degenerating rapidly into a waste­ of time.

    From ralph, on Mon 27 Apr 10:20AM

  9. Vamos Rafa! He's the best!

    From Vic M, on Mon 27 Apr 10:03AM

  10. you are the champion, my friend you'll keep on­ fighting till the end you are the champion of the world­ :)

    From Alina, on Mon 27 Apr 9:31AM

  11. Hey all! go to F1 pages and read their forum.
    Its @#$%­ and swearing all the way over there.
    Its boring here­ with all you sensitive people getting upset over some­ words.
    You only get upset if the shoe fits.

    From y.soserius, on Mon 27 Apr 8:10AM

  12. We could all just try to get on. Come to think of it,­ I'd also like world peace and a pony. Cheers

    From rhymes450, on Mon 27 Apr 7:59AM

  13. Djokovic worshippers? you are practically kissing­ Nadal's @#$% week in week out. we'd be peaceful­ if 'civilized' westerners don't provoke us­ in every article. an eye for an eye - you insult us, we­ return the favour, simple as that.
    hate Djokovic all­ you want, i won't stop you, but don't­ generalize where Serbs are in question.

    From aleksicn93, on Mon 27 Apr 7:51AM

  14. everybody here should be reminded,were here for the­ love of tenis, and anybody using offensive language or­ rasist remarks should be banned for life from this­ forum

    From kirovrtanoski, on Mon 27 Apr 7:47AM

  15. Hello vamos.rafa, i will reply ur comment #50 not here,­ but on a page about Fed Cup. Thanks for ur support.

    From Olga, on Mon 27 Apr 7:42AM

  16. Was it peaceful here last week? yes
    You are Djoker­ worshippers? yes
    The clown has to retain his trophy­ this week? yes
    So what's your problem?

    From vamos.rafa, on Mon 27 Apr 7:32AM

  17. Hey frenzyigo, you sound like Borat!
    Told you so that­ you all will be back this week.

    From vamos.rafa, on Mon 27 Apr 7:24AM

  18. My, my, a short fuse on a monday morning. Totally­ understandable.

    From vamos.rafa, on Mon 27 Apr 7:22AM

  19. vamos.rafa ure subjective opinion on us serbs and ure­ one dimensional look at tennis never seize to amaize­ me. ure admirations of rafa seem to me a little too­ much, maybe homosexual:-) But thats ok with me, just­ stop spreding ure @#$% propaganda on us serbs and on­ Djokovic. Say what u wanna say about tennis in general,­ and about rafa and glorify him as much as u want (he­ certaintly deserves it) but stop spredding the negative­ comments on serbs and djoko cause I will crush u, u­ little fart.

    From frenzyigo, on Mon 27 Apr 7:19AM

  20. vamos.rafa, just lay off Serbs for once why don't­ you. everyone on here accuses us wrongly of disturbing­ the peace, while much abuse is directed at us. stop­ generalizing and start being 'civilized', like­ Spaniards are supposed to be.

    From aleksicn93, on Mon 27 Apr 7:13AM
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