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Nadal beats Almagro in Barcelona final

Agencia EFEApril 28, 2013 14:01
Barcelona, Apr 28 (EFE).- Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated countryman Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Barcelona Open, taking his eighth title at the clay-court event. Nadal and Almagro battled for one hour and 32 minutes in a match that was affected by rain at the beginning and end of play. The 26-year-old Nadal has not lost in Barcelona since 2003, when Alex Corretja knocked him out in the second round. He missed the tournament in 2004 and 2010 due to injuries.

Tennis: Nadal wins record eighth title in Barcelona

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 13:45
Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Last weekend's Monte Carlo runner-up regained his accustomed position on an ATP winner's podium with his fourth title of 2013 and his third on clay for the year. He rallied from two breaks down on a day of drizzle and heavy conditions, beating Almagro for the tenth time without defeat.

Tennis: Nadal wins record eighth title in Barcelona

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 13:15
Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Last weekend's Monte Carlo runner-up regained his accustomed position on an ATP winner's podium with his fourth title of 2013 and his third on clay for the year. He rallied from two breaks down on a day of drizzle and heavy conditions, beating Almagro for the tenth time without defeat.

Tennis: Nadal wins record eighth title in Barcelona

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 12:45
Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Last weekend's Monte Carlo runner-up regained his accustomed position on an ATP winner's podium with his fourth title of 2013 and his third on clay for the year. He rallied from two breaks down on a day of drizzle and heavy conditions, beating Almagro for the tenth time without defeat.

Almagro battles past Monaco to reach Barcelona semis

Agencia EFEApril 26, 2013 12:16
Barcelona, Apr 26 (EFE).- Spain's Nicolas Almagro advanced to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open by recording a 6-3, 7-5 victory Friday over Argentina's Juan Monaco. Almagro, the world's No. 12 and No. 4 seed at this clay-court event, did not drop serve despite having to save 10 break points during the one-hour, 40-minute quarterfinal match. Although he put just 47 percent of his first serves in play, Almagro struck nine aces and won a high 82 percent of his first-serve points.

Almagro advances to Barcelona quarters

Agencia EFEApril 25, 2013 14:16
Barcelona, Apr 25 (EFE).- Nicolas Almagro won an all-Spanish match-up Thursday at the Barcelona Open, outdueling Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals on a rain-soaked day. Despite putting just 49 percent of his first serves in play, Almagro managed to drop serve just once throughout the one-hour, 33-minute match. The No. 4 seed jumped out to an early lead against his countryman, who started cold but later played some solid tennis, particularly at the end of the first set and the start of the second.

Tennis: Barcelona Open results - 1st update

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 10:16
Results on the fourth day of the Barcelona Open on Thursday (x denotes seeding): Men's singles 3rd rd Nicolas Almagro (ESP x4) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP x15) 6-3, 6-4 Juan Monaco (ARG x7) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA x10) 6-0, 7-6 (13/11) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA x16) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 afp

Tennis: Isner wins first clay court title

April 14, 2013 20:30
Fifth seeded John Isner claimed his sixth career title and first on clay by beating Nicolas Almagro in straight sets in the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday. The hard-serving American blasted seven aces en route to a 6-3, 7-5 win over the Spanish clay court specialist at River Oaks Country Club in Houston. Isner, who was the runner-up in this event last year, went one better this time, being broken just once in the 81-minute match.

Tennis: Isner wins first claycourt title

April 14, 2013 18:45
Fifth seeded John Isner claimed his sixth career title and first on clay by beating Nicolas Almagro in straight sets in the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday. The American blasted seven aces en route to a 6-3, 7-5 win over clay court specialist Almagro at River Oaks Country Club. Isner, who was runner up in Houston last year, went one better this time, being broken just once in the 81-minute match. Almagro had won all 12 of his previous titles on the clay surface but he couldn't overcome four double faults and three service breaks on Sunday.

Tennis: Almagro to face Isner in Houston final

April 13, 2013 20:46
Top seed Nicolas Almagro, whose 12 previous ATP wins have all come on clay, reached the final of the US Clay Court Championships Saturday by routing wild card Rhyne Williams 6-2, 6-1. Spain's Almagro squares off in Sunday's final against last year's runner-up John Isner, who won a re-match against defending champion Juan Monaco 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the other semi-final. "I think I played better than yesterday," said Almagro. "I felt good today. I'm very happy with my game. I tried to be focussed all the time. That's important for me. I tried to play aggressive, and I did it."
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