Nadal beats Tsitsipas to claim 12th Barcelona Open title
Spaniard will be back in action at May's ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome
25 April 2021 - 21:37
Rafa Nadal saved a match point before defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 to claim a record-extending 12th Barcelona Open title on Sunday, ending his Greek opponent's nine-game unbeaten start to the European clay court swing.
Having collected his first title of the 2021 season, Nadal, 34, will leapfrog Russian Daniil Medvedev to take back the world number two spot in the updated ATP rankings on Monday...
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