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Rafael Nadal of Spain serves
to David Ferrer of Spain during
his men’s singles match at
the Barcelona Open Tennis
Tournament in Barcelona,
Spain, Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Associated Press
Nadal beats

Ferrer to reach

Barcelona Open

quarterfinals

By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) —
Rafael Nadal looked closer
to his clay-court best again
as he beat David Ferrer 6-3,
6-3 on Thursday to reach
the quarterfinals of the Bar-
celona Open.
The 11-time Barcelona
champion saved four of
five break points and broke
four times in what could
have been his last meet-
ing with Ferrer, who is retir-
ing after the Madrid Open
next month. It was a sign
of improvement for Nadal,
who lost in the semifinals in
Monte Carlo last week and
then needed three sets to
get past Leonard Mayer in
his opening match in Bar-
celona. “This match was Rockets advance, wait to see
important for me,” Nadal
said. “Yesterday I had a if they’ll get shot at Warriors
tough match. I took a step
forward and was able to
play with more energy.” Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (15) scores over Utah
The top-seeded Nadal will Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) during the first half in Game 5
next face 51st-ranked Jan- of an NBA basketball playoff series, in Houston, Wednesday,
Lennard Struff of Germany,
who upset fifth-seeded Ste- April 24, 2019.
fanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Associated Press
The 20-year-old Tsitsipas, Page 20
No. 8 in the world, lost last
year’s final in Barcelona to
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