• Nadal beats second-seeded Japanese 6-4,7-5
• Spaniard follows up win in Monte CarloRafael Nadal beat the defending champion, Kei Nishikori, and 6-4,7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time on Sunday, equalling Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 career clay-court titles.
Nadal added this title to his trophy from Monte Carlo final week as the 14-time grand slam winner regains form on his favourite surface before next month’s French Open.
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Source: theguardian.com