Archive: barcelona-tennis-news
Even on the final day of qualifying the grandstand was filled! I was hanging out in the clubhouse where everyone likes to sip a cafe or espresso and the players casually walk by from the locker rooms.
World No. 6 Tomas Berdych has confirmed his participation for the 2013 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, joining Spain¹s best tennis players, David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal captured the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell trophy for the seventh time on Sunday as he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6(1), 7-5 in the final. He was contesting his 69th tour-level final and won his 48th title.
Talk about a tall order for David Ferrer: He has to face Rafael Nadal in a final
World No. 6 David Ferrer withstood a barrage from big-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic on Saturday
Rafael Nadal continues to play like a player with not just one but maybe seven or eight healthy knees.
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) a causé toute une surprise lors de son match de e quart de finale en battant Andy Murray, 4 mondial
Bernard Tomic is now up to about #32 in safe points. His chances of a Roland Garros seed look pretty good.
This isn't enough points to count for Milos Raonic, but he is defending semifinalist points this week, and needs to defend them to stay Top 25, so this is a fairly important win for him.
Cirstea made the Barcelona semifinal.... Putting her in 40th place.
Another promising result for Garbine Muguruza Blanco, but she remains below #130 after Julia Georges wins the match
No sooner did Polona Hercog seem to be coming out of her slump than she got sick.... This costs her her chance to rise above #35.
