It will not only be the No. 1 vs. No. 2 seed on Sunday in Barcelona, but it will also be the two men who have dominated this tournament to the tune of 10 titles in the last 11 years. Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori will battle for a familiar winner’s trophy.
Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori will be squaring off for the 10th time in their careers and for the second time this season when they meet again in the title match of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Sunday afternoon.
Nadal is dominating the head-to-head series 8-1, including 2-0 on clay. In one of those clay-court showdowns, however, Nishikori seemed to be cruising to the 2014 Madrid title but ended up retiring in the third set because of a back injury. Nadal had previously trounced Nishikori on the slow stuff via a 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 scoreline at the 2013 French Open. They most recently faced each other earlier this spring in Indian Wells, where the Spaniard cruised 6-4, 6-3.
It is not often that Nadal goes up against a two-time defending champion of a clay-court tournament, but that will be the case in this one. After Nadal captured eight Barcelona titles in the span of nine seasons, Nishikori lifted the trophy in both 2014 and 2015. The world No. 6 is one victory from doing the same following straight-set defeats of Thiemo De Bakker, Jeremy Chardy, Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Benoit Paire.
A resurgent Nadal will be No. 2 in the race to London on Monday and–as usually–he is looking especially impressive on clay. The top seed is coming off a much-needed title in Monte-Carlo, where Novak Djokovic lost early before Nadal took care of Andy Murray and Gael Monfils in the semis and final. Not looking back in Barcelona, Nadal punched his ticket to the championship match by beating Marcel Granollers, Albert Montanes, Fabio Fognini, and Philipp Kohlschreiber all in straight sets.
“Tomorrow I will play against one of the world’s best players and it will be complicated,” the world No. 5 assured. “I have to play a great match to win the final.”
The good news for Nadal is that it may not be as complicated as it could be on a fast hard court, such as the one on which Nishikori got the job done 6-2, 6-4 in last summer’s Montreal quarterfinals. Nishikori, who loves to take balls early, has a much easier time hitting through Nadal on a slicker surface. With his confidence regained and advantages in terms of both the surface and the crowd, Nadal should be able to hold off an in-form opponent.
Pick: Nadal in 3
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who ya got?
Sames.
Rafa in straights
I have no idea. Both are playing very well, it could go either way. Should be an entertaining match
Rafa in 2. Maybe Kei can make one set competitive but I won’t hold my breath.
Welcome to the good side of the force jalep!
Congrats!
What on earth are you talking about, el.. uhh…hawkeye?
I forget to use a different browser or switch my username. It really doesn’t matter but I’m jalep in more places than ratcliff. sorry.
No congrats necessary. Congrats to you, though!
Rafa will be less nervous than in MC final. His game is better than in IW and unless he self destructs he will win in two. I saw Kei’s first set with Dolgo and he looked so vulnerable. Dolgo made UEs on his own and made it easier for Nishi to defend numerous break points which were set points. In the second Dolgo just dissapeared as expected…
Btw, Rafa is not Paire!
I hope Rafa wins in 2!
Vamos Champ!
I think that Rafa can run it in straight sets if he comes out playing aggressive and raises his level of play. I expect him to do it. I also agree that he should not be as nervous as he was in the MC final. That was a big step for him. He has seemed more comfortable overall in Barcelona.
However, Nishi will be the toughest opponent he has faced so far. The level of competition has not been what it was in MC. He is capable of making a match out of it, maybe even taking a set if Rafa gives back a break or has any lapses.
I am banking on Rafa being ready for this match and determined to get this title. So while I put in the caveat that Nishi might get a set, I think that Rafa can win I straight sets.
Agreed! Good points!
Rafa, I am happy you are in the final here. This time last year i could barely recognise you, at least now you are showing signs of someone that I used to know!! Good luck, Rafa!!!
Vamos!!
As long as Rafa can run without feeling tired and hit good shots as what he has done in the last two weeks, Kei has zero chance.
Two sets losing 8 games max.
zero???
@ fg 12:44 AM,
Haha, Great to see someone here who is more optimistic even than I am! Love your post! 😉
Keep your mind focused and sharp like a laser beam, remain confident and be strong like steel, Rafa!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgyOh_dU0AA1URY.jpg
I think Rafa in 2 tight sets
OK guys I think the samurai has a good chance to finished de bull
Nishikori 2-0
Bold!
It’s true so far Nishi has had to fight hard for his wins but equally Rafa has been on the back foot on several occasions. Like all champions they both have the ability to raise their level for the final push. I think it is being over optimistic to hope Rafa will do it in straight sets against a healthy Nishi.
Rafa in 3 with at least one or even two TBs
If Rafa is fit and well and plays his A game he will win.
Depends what you consider to be Rafa’s A game. If you expect old Rafa to dhow up I think you will be dissapointed. Rafa of 2016 is much improved version of 2015, but he is far from Rafa 2008! However, I find it perfectly normal. This Rafa knows he won’t destroy his opponents as he used to when he ruled on clay but he also knows that if focused and playing with confidence his shots will gain more precision and he will win!
I strongly believe this Rafa can beat Nishi in 2 if he himself has belief!
Vamos Champ!
I mean the current Rafa’s A game which he himself admits he didn’t play against Khols yesterday.
“It was my worst match of the week, I hit many unforced errors with my backhand today. It’s fantastic that I made it to the final,” said Nadal.
Yeah, Rafa made errors from his BH side, that’s true! He also said the wind bothered him so I tried to find the reasons for his letdown. In the same time faced a single break point which is good! I am glad Rafa looks to improve his game further as he always does! It gives me comfort that he will do better in the final! I would be thrilled if he faced a single break point in the final as well! 🙂
Vamos!
+1
When they played a couple of years ago and Kei dominated the match he had just started working with Chang and his tactics took Rafa by surprise. Not only has Kei not maintained that attacking style long term but Rafa is now aware of it.
Most of the backhands were overhit…he was trying to push his opponent back so at least the intent was good.
He will surely raise his level today. Won’t be surprised if Nishi comes out all guns blazing but Rafa will be ready. He will win this one in 2 sets in my view, but could be three of course.
vr,
I agree that Rafa was over hitting his backhand against kohls.
Nishi is going to come out very aggressive. That’s the way to beat Rafa. I think my prediction was somewhat heart over head in saying that Rafa will win in 2 sets. Nishi is playing better now than he was at I/W, but so is Rafa.
If Rafa has mental lapses or gives back breaks of serve, then this could be a tough match. It’s on rafa’s racket
Funny, Rafa had 16 UEs and only 11 winners against Fog and yet was pleased with his performance and said he was not that nervous any more…yesterday he made 17 UEs and hit 18 winners and said it was his worst match so far. It must have to do with his feeling on court as well as the rhythm he could not sustain…interesting…
I thought Rafa didn’t look as much as ease with himself against Khols as he did against Fog.
While my feeling during the match with Kohls was that Rafa was so certain in beating him that he unnecesary went for angels and lines sort of to prepare for the finals…I also thought Rafa’s win over Kohl was NID whereas I was nervous about Fog as he seems to be extremely motivated when playing Rafa… 🙂
I agree with nats about never feeling that kohls could beat Rafa, while being more nervous about Fog. It’s true that Fog has weapons that kohls does not, including 3 wins against Rafa last year.
I don’t think Rafa felt nervous against kohls even though he was not at his best.
Very common for stats to be misleading. Talking about these two matches, one point is that fog is much faster than kohls and is a better counterpuncher from the backhand side. Tougher to end rallies with winners against Fog esp when you play with so much topspin. Fog also dictates play a lot more so rafa often had to grind out the points…
There is quite a divergence of opinions here which I suspect are governed by how much faith you have in the resurgent Rafa. Speaking for myself, I still feel nervous he might at any moment retreat back into his shell. I was surprised he rated his performance yesterday as ‘poor – I didn’t get the impression he was struggling at all.
I like Natashao’s take on that match ?
Strong words from Federer
https://rafaelnadalfans.com/2016/04/24/roger-federer-chooses-rafael-nadal-over-novak-djokovic/
http://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/637540-roger-federer-discusses-coach-ivan-ljubicic-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-his-future-and-more.html
Full interview
I worry that Rafa might revert back to his not real self. That’s why I don’t take anything for granted, even in this final.
I hope that Rafa comes out playing better than he did in the semis. Nishi is a much tougher opponent than kohls.
I saw some of Nishi and Paire, but it’s hard to judge from that match because I think the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
Rafa is sharp with the I/O forehand in his first service game.
Break points for Nishi.
124 mph ace from Rafa.
vamossssssssss
Rafa fights off break points and holds. Now he needs to put some pressure on nishi’s serve.
BIG HOLD! absolutely no hesitation! look at how authoritative he was in that situation.. took matters completely into his own hands. VAMOS! bring it on
brutal hitting from Rafael Nadal! including the ROS! break point!
Rafa breaks!
Rafa breaks.
Rafa pleasssssssseeeeeeee hold serv, pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!
Excellent length! Rafa’s on fire! He is ready for this final.
Make it 4-1 now, Rafa. Go for it!
Now rafa has to hold his serve.
Rafa down 0-30 on his serve.
0-40
wow… Nishikori rising to the challenge…two incredibly good forehands DTL
two saved! excellent tennis . Make it deuce Rafa!
The pattern continues. This is very frustrating.
Nishikor’s forehand was one fire… Flattened out his forehand DTL and then created such an acute angle on his forehand CC…well done.
Rafa must maintain his court positioning and continue to press Nishi… keep going for deep, heavy ROS Rafa
Rafa always losing in court positioning; he always allows his opponent to play aggressive tennis against him!
Playing better than usual but sweating so much and continued failures to consolidate breaks are a big concern win or lose today.
arghhh he shud have gone for the inside-in forehand there..
Rafa’s timing a little off in this game… deuce… get the timing back Rafa
THis is insane tennis! Both players are killing the ball!
Nishi getting the upper hand here… stop this momentum Rafa..
Nooooo! first poor mistake :/ 0-40
Rafa keeps falling behind on his service games. Not good. Nishi is getting the better of Rafa right now.
Nishi could win RG if he can sustain this level which he can’t.
it is AMAZING how mentally strong Rafa has become now! such a contrast to his condition a few months a go!
How many times does nadal have to disappoint for everyone to realize he will never return back to champion form?
oops
THIS is the Rafael Nadal we know…who brings out his best when facing adversity. The king of saving break points
What a hold! Maybe this can give Rafa a lift and discourage Nishi.
Rafa is playing strong under pressure but I could do without the heart attack.
When Rafa serves well he shows how unbeatable he really is on clay.
Still needs work for consistency but that save from love forty down was all serve.
That was a bad miss :/ set up the point so well… 4-4
Yes. I thought Rafa would make it deuce.
Nishi is still holding serve too easily for my liking.
Nishi moved up to attack rafa’s second serve.
Nishi is really going after rafa’s second serves.
No easy service games.
Rafa can definitely hit his inside out forehand more aggressively…holding back a bit on that one he is…
Rafa’s serve is working a treat.
Vamos Rafa!
Awesome serve! Nishi is spreading the court really well and not giving Rafa opportunities to hit those destructive forehands DTL…Rafa must create more opportunities …
Rafa holds!
Come on Rafa! Break him!
How can he miss that forehandddd!!
I don’t know!
15-30!
Ooh! Rafa was really going for it!
15-30….go for the kill Rafa!
The quality of inside-out forehand letting him down. Nishi is sitting there and punishes the ball DTL
Set point! This will be 6-4
30-30
Rafa trying for the break and the set,
Yes! First set Nadal!
YES!
Well done Rafa! I could sense rafa seizing the opportunity to get the break and take the first set!
Si!! VAMOS ! 6-4! YESSS!
It will be Rafa in 2! High quality final!
Set 1 stats:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cg0ldZ8U8AEP0N_.jpg
🙂
Pure class, Rafa! Mental toughness, strong serve on key points and never give up warrior attitude! Love it!
First set for Rafa!
Vamos Champ!
I hope no second set lapses here for Rafa! Vamos!
Need to iron out those inconsistencies… Cut down those forehand errors a bit and hit the inside out harder because Nishi is waiting for opportunities to attack from his forehand..
Rafa, BE CAREFUL here…in the first two service games
🙁 Don’t know why he has to surrender serve after winning the first set…. it was 40-0!!
Rafa is forever like this! I guess I’ve to get used to this Rafa, always making life difficult for himself! From 40-0 he’s able to lose his serve!
Agreed :/
Wow! what wheels! how did he chase that drop shot and keep it low enough. Amazing
Shot selection from the Japenese no.1 is TOP CLASS…
Rafa getting back to his best. Even lucky net chord on set point. Kei is losing this.
LOL! Nishi trying to do a Rafa… sorry you can’t run around the backhand like Rafa
This is a tough match!
Vamos Rafa!
Rafa did well to break back. That DTL forehand winner is a thing of beauty!
Nishi playing very well, Rafa playing smart tennis!
Vamos Rafa!
Easy hold for Rafa!
PERFECT return of serve….nearly impossible to return! BP
The brilliant CC backhand set it up and there we gooooo BOOM inside in, followed by an easy forehand volley put away! There is the break! Rafaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
What defense and then that Inside-in forehand! WOAH
Rafa is feeling it now! Breaks!
Now hold your serve and this title is yours!
FABULOUS combo! body serve, boom inside out forehand!
Another tough rally, good defending , excellent backhand CC! Adv Rafa
Oh wow, amazing backhand DTL winner from Nishi
Did the sun get in his eyes?! jsut can’t finish the points on Adv
It would be such a pity if he loses serve here…had two opportunities to close it with ease
PHEWWWW! Finally!!! I want a 6-1 now… definitely achievable
One more break will surely seal it.
Vamos Rafa!
Now, one more break Rafa! Go for it! You can do it!
That tough hold should seal it for Rafa.
Go for another break Rafa!
I am so happy to see rafa playing like his. The results shall take care of themselves. Opponents need to dread the fearhand once more? Vaaamos
ok…rooting for 6-2 now lol
Rafa has to fight so hard to win these days. I’m sure the peak Rafa would beat this Nishi quite handily. Credit to Rafa though, despite not at his best he’s still able to fight hard to win or gives himself good chances to win.
An easy hold for Nishi is not what I wanted! Nishi not going to hand this over to Rafa.
Nishi has run out of ideas on how to handle this version of Rafa.
All Rafa has to do now his keep a cool head.
The acid test starts now. Will Rafa do this in straight sets. I’m not banking on it.
Oh no! Rafa let the shot go and it was in.
Break chances for Nishi.
Nishi breaks! I want to scream!
:/ That was poor judgement on that volley…the ball was coming slowly and he had plenty of time to judge… he just did not want to hit the volley it seemed…
4-3 ! Bad
Rafa only shaky today the three games after he broke serve.
That, and the excessive sweating in cool conditions tells me he is still anxious but just overall doing a better job of managing it than last year.
His remaining lack of consistencies nerves (anxiety) nothing more.
Come on Rafa!!!!
Very short return on the BP :/
WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! the side spin on that forehand DTL is SICKKKKKK!! it has to be the GOAT baseline stroke!!
Does anyone know how long Nishikori is taking between points? Too long IMO.
The chair umpire called him for a time violation.
Rafa seems intent on doing this the hard way.
totally!
This should have been over by now…. sighhh
anyway, COME ON RAFA!
Rafa, TAKE THE INITIATIVE! don’t wait for an error on MP
Tell me about it! But Rafa did not do enough and Nishi was the aggressive one.
Why can’t Rafa close out matches? This is maddening.
When Nishi is down he plays aggressively; when Rafa is ahead, Rafa plays tentatively.
So both do the samw thing essentially?
VAMOSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!
Rafa wins 64 75
Vamos Rafa!
YEAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! 9th title 😀 😀 😀 😀
Rafa in 2!! I called it baby! hahahahah
Five down ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌!
The last man standing takes the prize: Rafa lifts the Barcelona trophy for the 9th time !!!!!!!!!
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Vaaaaaaaaamooooooooos Raaaaaaaaafaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!
Winning the title in Barcelona today means that Rafa is:
¤ the first man to win the Barcelona tournament 9 times;
¤ the first man to win 3 tournaments at least 9 times each (FO & MC Masters & Barcelona);
¤ now tied with Guillermo Vilas for most clay court titles (49) in the Open Era.
? to Rafa !!!!!!!!!
Yes! Phew! Finally! Congrats to Rafa and all of us his fans! VAMOS!
These matches just serve to toughen Rafa up. Heis verrrrrrrrry close to being the relentless Rafa we all know and love!
Vamos Rafa!
even the stats look good…21 winners to 18 UE against a player who is very fast.
We know he can easily go one gear up from here…even then he won in straight sets!
SO admirable how he has stood firm in the face of adversity all week! Did not surrender a set!
GAME ON !!! Rafa is getting there , BIG TIME
huge improvement in his mental strength no?
game on for rg now!!
Yessss! Rafa in 2 it is! Beautiful tennis by the King of Clay beating qualty in-form opponent!
So proud of you, Rafa!
Vamooosssss!
He is winning the titles now! yes yes yes!
Great win for Rafa!
Hope he can leverage this title to further his improvement in Madrid and Rome.
RG? Why not.
Absolutely Hawkeye! Why not?! We can surely talk about it now!
MAdrid and Rome are very very important. He will likely run into Novak…let’s see how much ground he has gained on him… He is already ready for the rest of the field
Omg. Can he take the next step? Take nole down?
haha… He is getting closer and closer…. he can perhaps take a set now ! He needs to get more consistent , surely. Novak has a defense-offense balance which none of his other opponents possess. Novak’s ROS and his ability to make Rafa play so many high quality shots will be a next level challenge.
Rafa is mentally and physically very strong now. His forehand is doing damange and all he needs is a bit of consistency.
His serve was a lot better than it was in the MC final! Progress there too. His ROS is close to the vintage Rafa level and I am not worried about it.
Continuing improving the serve and ironing out those inconsistencies. Anything is possible then.
Nah, not only a set! It depends how they come out to play. Nishi is quick, even quicker than Djoko on clay and he takes the ball even earlier. Nishi can be scarily good from both wings, his BH is more scary and more lethal than Djoko’s.
What Djoko has over Nishi is his precision and consistency. As long as Rafa can play aggressively, moves forward often and not cede too much ground to Djoko, Rafa CAN beat Djoko. Of course, the main thing is still how Rafa controls his nerve when playing against Djoko.
@luckystar 6:25 pm,
Exactly!
Lucky,
I agree with your take on Nishi and Novak and the different challenges they present for Rafa. Nishi reminded me today of just how quick he can be and how early he takes the ball. But Novak does have the accuracy and most important of all, the consistency. So it was a good test for Rafa. I think it might be interesting to see how Rafa will do if he meets Novak in Madrid or Rome. This is a very different Rafa than the one he faced even in I/W.
So happy to be proved wrong after predicting it would take three sets
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For once I was right to call it in 2! 🙂
I watch the expression of Nishi’s face just as he is thinkibg: “can’t belive the King of Clay is back! This makes my life so diifficult! “
lol!!!
Congrats Rafa and fans!!! Its been quite some time since we’ve been so gleeful on a Sunday now tow in a row!!! This is so much more than I can ask for! Nishi tried but he couldn’t….could this be a great sign of things to come?!!! I hope so.
Good luck Rafa for the rest of the clay court season. Keep improving on your serves and your nerves; continue to trust your game, improve you bp conversion stats and hold on to those service games!!!! If you do then RG is yours!!!! Great Sunday for me once again!!……hehe!!!
VAmos, Rafa!!!
This would send a big message ! I am sure everyone including Djokovic are like ‘SHITTT…. he is back…’
^^ +1
Tee hee.
VR: Do you reckon Rafa is ready to take on Djokovic?
The title match stats:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cg060_iW4AAMeQ3.jpg
🙂 🙂
I got really nervous watching the match. I really wanted Rafa to close it out in two sets. That’s what I predicted, with only a caveat that it might go to a third if Rafa had some major lapses. I just wanted it to end!
I am really happy that Rafa won another title! So important for his confidence! Now we will see how he does in Madrid and Rome. More good results would be a good thing!
Rafa did raise his level of play, as I expected he would. This was his best match of the tournament. It’s a good thing, because Nishi came out playing well.
What I liked is how Rafa seemed to sense the moment in the first set when he was up 5-4 and went after Nishi to break him. He took the initiative and became very aggressive. It worked and he got the first set with the break! That is what I like to see! Then in the second set, I thought that Rafa took it to another level. It was high quality stuff from both guys, but Rafa was clearly starting to feel it. He was getting into a good rhythm with his groundstrokes.
Rafa also showed some real mental strength in this match in fighting off some break points. He is getting better and better.
Rafa needs to work on his serve and break point conversions and just keep on keeping on. It’s all starting to come together.
As for RG, I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I am taking it one tournament at a time for now.
Well done, Rafa!
Thank you Rafa for for winning in straight sets and sparing your fans from a nerve janging TB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As hard as he tried Rafa could not conceal his joy and happiness at regaining his crown at Barcelona. For two weeks in a row you have treated us to the welcome sight of seeing you bite on the trophy.
Onwards and upwards.
Taking down Novak is going to be a big test. We will see where Rafa ends up in the draw for Madrid. Then we will know if he has to face Novak sooner or later. But Novak is the big challenge. I also have to believe that he will want to reassert himself at Madrid. It’s not like Novak is going anywhere! He will be intent on doing well.
I do think that Rafa may well meet Novak in Madrid or Rome. You can’t avoid the #1 player! I am not yet ready to say how he will do. Not making any predictions. I think Rafa is ready to face just about anyone else.
Again, I don’t want to get too carried away. RG is some weeks off and there is a lot of tennis to be played. It would be wonderful if Rafa can continue to win and have good results.
tbh i am not that keen on him playing nole in madrid. the more wins he can garner in a row the better. am hoping nole gets taken down by someone else. of course the best thing possible would be for rafa to beat nole there but i am not counting on it especially as the surface and altitude doesn’t suit rafa so well at madrid. better he plays him in rome with
momentum in his favour.
sorry by surface i obviously meant that the court plays faster!!
Nole hates Madrid tourney! I say better to meet him sooner than later and work on further improvements! Rafa’s game must be further adjusted to beat Djokovic and the only way of doing so is by playing him.
I don’t want Rafa to fear any player! He overcomes his fears by beating those guys who took him down in 2015! Nole is no exception!
Vamos Rafa! Get your King of Clay crown back!
He never lost his King of Clay crown.
Well, not exactly what I meant! I consider RG title to be the crown! He is undisputable King of Clay though…
9 x Barcelona:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cg1BvGRWgAATzm3.jpg
Impressive!!! Rafa doesn’t seem to have aged a bit….only his hair….lol!!!
Yep, it’s never been about his physical age.
just looked up stan’s results for last year. he lost in madrid in the 3rd round and in the semis of rome. that means he could pick up quite a lot of points in madrid. given there is 545 points between them and rafa is defending final points in madrid then it will be hard for him to take over the #4 spot if stan goes deep in madrid.
still, i can remember being desperate in 2013 for him to get the #4 ranking from ferrer for rg. he went and got it but ended up on the same side of the draw as nole while ferrer had an easy ride to the final on the other side. can remember cursing when i saw the rg draw and wishing he was still #5
please please please let nole be on the other side of the rg draw….!!
rafa really mustn’t play him before the semis….!
But Rafa beat Djoker in the SF in 2013 and went on to win the title. I’ve decided not to worry about things I have no control over, whatever will be will be.
Amy,
Thanks for looking up stan’s results from last year. I heard that he had less points to defend, but I could not remember how far he went in Madrid. Rafa has more points to defend at Madrid, but only quarterfinal points at Rome. It’s going to be tight to try and get the #4 ranking before RG. It depends on whether Rafa can defend his Madrid points and then get a great result in Rome.
One thing I do know – I do not want Rafa to face Novak in the quarterfinals st RG again this year. But we have no control over what happens. All Rafa can do is keep winning.
It’s weird that people can’t find information on the ATP website.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles
Wawrinka is going to play at the Geneva Open (ATP-250, May 15 – 21):
http://banqueericsturdzagenevaopen.com/players-profiles
Vamos!! Rafa takes the title!! Huge victory for him!!