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Nadal, Djokovic In Stacked Quarter In Barcelona

If Rafael Nadal is to win his 11th Barcelona title and remain at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, he will have earned it. Nadal finds himself in a loaded quarter of the draw at next week's Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, with two-time champion Kei Nishikori looming in the third round and longtime rival Novak Djokovic potentially awaiting in the last eight. An encounter with Nishikori would be a rematch of their Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final, set for Sunday in the Principality. The Spaniard enters his home tournament in search of what he hopes will be the second of three 11-title milestones during the European clay-court season. He is also bidding for 11th crowns in Monte-Carlo and Roland Garros. Nadal,...

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Djokovic Accepts Wild Card Into Barcelona

Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has accepted a wild card into next week’s Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. It will be the Serbian’s first appearance at the event since 2006, when he fell in the first round. Djokovic competed in his first clay-court event at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters this week, losing a three-set thriller Thursday against Dominic Thiem. The ninth seed said after the match that he would like to play some more matches. [ALSO LIKE] “I'm feeling like it's been getting better every day. I've had three matches here. I didn't expect anything. I played without pain in the elbow, which is important. I have my coach Marian [Vajda] back in the box. So lot of good things,”...

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Nadal Awarded Second Conde De Godo Trophy

Rafael Nadal, 10-time winner of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, was honored by tournament officials with the Conde de Godo trophy to commemorate his career event achievements on Monday.  Albert Agusti, president of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899, and Javier Godo, Count of Godo in Barcelona, traveled to the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor, Spain, to award the World No. 1 player with his second silver replica of the trophy.  "There's no one better fit to receive this award in his own museum than Nadal," Agusti said.  [ALSO LIKE] Nadal received his first replica of the Conde de Godo trophy in 2009 following five consecutive Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell triumphs. In addition to his 10 Barcelona Open Banc...

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