Rafael Nadal kept up his unpropitious claycourt structure by seizing back the Barcelona Open title from Japan's Kei Nishikori with a 6-4 7-5 triumph on Sunday, coordinating Guillermo Vilas' record title pull at first glance.
A week in the wake of recovering the Monte Carlo crown, the 29-year-old Spaniard came back to another of his most loved chasing grounds to end Nishikori's two-year hang on the trophy and take his count in the Catalan cash-flow to nine.
"I have been working so difficult to appreciate minutes like this," Nadal said.
"The way that I'm playing at home is constantly considerably more uncommon. I'm extremely glad and I feel fortunate to appreciate this once more."
Playing with the sort of power that once made him verging on unplayable on European dirt, Nadal searched balanced for an agreeable triumph when he drove 4-1 in the second set however Nishikori crushed spirit to make Nadal burrow profound.
The Spaniard would not be denied, however, fixing triumph following two hours when Nishikori slapped a forehand into the net.
"It was a nearby match," Nadal said. "There were a considerable measure of chances for the two of us however I think I have been strong."
Nadal, who will focus on a tenth French Open title one month from now, had not won consecutive titles subsequent to 2013.He and previous Argentine awesome Vilas have both won 49 claycourt titles and Nadal will be sure of edging ahead when he proceeds onward to Madrid and Rome before Roland Garros.
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