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The Spanish tennis player to win not suffer Ruben Bemelmans 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 54 minutes of play in which he was returning to the court after overcoming his hamstring.

After the 1-0 in three sets over Xavier Malisse Fernando Verdasco (6-4, 6-3, 6-1), entered the second armored door. Rafa Nadal is crowned in the four 'big' against Ruben Bemelmans, 144 º, only seven games in the World Tour circuit, proper tennis but without the mordant needed to embarrass the number one. And what happened had to happen: 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 and Spain playing as if he were at home with the 6,000 spectators at the Spiroudome in Charleroi delivered to a computer that meets three top-ten. Of course, Nadal did not have the spark that gives the set of the tournament and missed balls that usually does not forgive. The pounding rhythm did not appear. Nor was normal for his tennis fluid after inactivity arising from the Australia Open.

Two to zero on the scoreboard and tomorrow, Saturday (14:30) the opportunity for Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez (seven wins and three defeats as doubles in the Davis) make it 3-0 to make Sunday a placid. His rivals will Malisse (very intermittent and lacking physical yesterday) and Olivier Rochus small (1.65 cm). Spain, champion four times in the last ten years, IAEA and the quarter-final.

Nadal, who competed for 37 days, was faced with a player that as grounds for Rochus to advance to the team was winning last week's Challenger in Wolfsburg. And he argued. Nadal pulled out his repertoire of balls deep and lift in the first set (6-2), but then looked uncomfortable in the next two sleeves, between glances and comments with his uncle Toni (the judge came to get their attention). Even dull, Nadal was effective when it should. Left 8 aces, reached out to 205 km / h and only served to be intimidating Bemelmans not come to disturb him. In the third set, broke in the seventh game (5-2) and was launched to shut down 2-0 to Spain. Navy Nadal, Ferrer, Verdasco and Feliciano, undefeated in four qualifying rounds, is particularly expensive in Belgium. With commitment, without blemish.

The Balearic player has a balance of 0-3 in New York against players located in the top 10 ranking

Rafa Nadal faces Fernando Verdasco before the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open with a challenge that has not yet been able to overcome. The tennis player from Manacor has never beat a top ten player in the U.S. Open.

The world number one needs to go up a step at its worst Grande to complete the coveted Grand Slam. For this reason the Spanish has to overcome the barrier to win a Top Ten to confirm his candidacy for the U.S. Open. The match against Verdasco can be a before and after the path of a Rafa Nadal needed victory at Flushing Meadows to climb to the top of the podium of tennis.

In his seven appearances in New York the Spaniard always fell against rivals located in the Olympus of the circuit. In 2004, when Nadal was just a child, saw them with Roddick, world number two At that time, and ended up losing in three sets (0-6, 3-6, 4-6).

Murray Del Potro

In 2008 he was Andy Murray, number 6 in the ATP, who withdrew from the finals to Rafa in four sets (2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 4-6). Last year launched the Spanish came in search of title, eliminated two Top 20, but the Argentine Del Potro, No. 6 ranking and eventually be proclaimed champion, ended the hopes of Nadal with a nearly perfect match (2 -6, 2-6, 2-6).

If Nadal is able to defeat Fernando Verdasco and eighth player in the world, break a mental barrier that you can finish catapulting the Spanish towards the hegemony of a new surface. Throw all that shaking.

This is the first title of the year for Nadal, 37 of his career, which breaks a vacuum that was started last year when he won in Rome on 3 May.

The return to the Spanish clay Rafael Nadal, perhaps the best specialist who has given tennis on this surface, resulted in a crushing victory over Fernando Verdasco in the final in Monte Carlo, where today won the title for the sixth year consecutive 6-0, 6-1.

In the first Spanish final two in the Principality since Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Carlos Moya in 2002, Nadal showed the delicacy of his tennis to subdue Verdasco and add the title 37 of his career, the first this year in the short final of this tournament in many years, in which he served two purposes.

You have now tied with Roger Federer in the 1000 cumulative number of Masters, 16, and is situated one behind the leader, American Andre Agasssi, and also breaks a streak in which he left blank tournament, which began on May 3, 2009 in Rome.

No one had been able, in the Open Era, winning six consecutive tournaments. Nadal was made today, also without dropping a set in the table to break Verdasco in just one hour and 25 minutes by adding its tenth victory against Madrid, with whom he has never lost.

Rafa rolled in central Monte Carlo to win that title as special as him. It has already won 34 consecutive games in this magical track, owned by the Balearic Islands. Hence, his tears at the end of his performance were almost logical.

After the exhibition at the Djkovic Novak, two of the world, in the semifinals, it was expected just over Verdasco. But their presence for the first time in a Masters final in 1000, and some problems in the neck, reduced the great game of Madrid already headed back to the group of the top ten.

The other side of Nadal fuel executing this final weapon. Rafael has been able during the week to feel the ball and crush your opponents with overwhelming that facility which makes it nearly immortal on earth. The test has been the 14 games they lost only this week, where the track of the Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo Country Club has become his mansion.

Winner in San Jose this year and knowing that he had come back to win nine of the world (will stay at 12 on Monday), Verdasco nervous and started giving seven straight points needed to achieve the first of his nearly five minutes of inertia, which marked the first set. Many failures of Madrid and the Balearic absolute control to walk on this leg by hitting it reminded the king of the land, winner of four Roland Garros.

Winning the first set in just 35 minutes without dropping a set point, and tying three services of its rival, was a slab Verdasco, who already 0-5 used the services of a physiotherapist to relieve the strain on your neck.

A kick-Fernando (he was the second best served this week, with 17 direct-present) improved in the beginning of the second set when he finally managed to run its service with expertise, and seal the first set with two direct. But two games after two double faults him back to reality. Nadal was again, its pressure and coldness, which was imposed in a final which pleading fortune. Something he arrived shortly after at the best point of the tournament, a delight to left, balloons, auctions and defense that ended the side of "Fer" he knelt to give thanks, but was unable to steal his serve Rafa.

Reflecting the return of the 'beast on earth', that this week has won three sets in black and one in the final and the return of the man who defined his return to clay as a challenge, after failing to on tour American, Indian Wells and Miami (where he won semifinals), has found success in track and particular tournament, along the Mediterranean.

His eighth victory in Monte Carlo

This victory crown to a Spanish as a ruler for the sixth consecutive year and eighth time in nine years (the streak interrupted only in 2004. Ferrero, beaten by Nadal this week also won in 2002 and 2003. Nadal took a check of 434,000 Verdasco 203,000 euros.

In the fifth Spanish final in a tournament of this category (since this level was created in 1990) and first in eight years.

April has always been favorable to Nadal where year after year has shown its strength on the ground. He has won 53 games and nine wins in Monte Carlo and Barcelona four, defense, which begins tomorrow at the Conde de Godo. His last defeat on the ground in April occurred on 8 of that month in 2005 to Russia's Igor Andreev in the quarterfinals of Valencia. expected more tension and more struggle, and in which Verdasco threw in the towel when he handed back his serve in the 4-1 with another double fault.

The dictatorship of the Balearic Islands became clear again, and the party only had a hint of change when Verdasco disposed of five chances to break in the sixth game. An outburst of Madrid was heard in the center of the Principality, the product of desperation, and like his image with his arms stretched towards the sky

THE NUMBER ONE BALEAR functioned, SUPO BE PATIENT, and trace A SIDE 0-4 in the second set

Nadal won a trace after Verdasco in the second set we saw the best match of the tournament so far manacorí will face Djokovic in the semis with

If someone could give Rafa Nadal a scare, that seemed to be the new Fernando Verdasco. The man who was raised in Mar del Plata, which led to a number to stand a brutal battle over five hours in the semifinals of the Australia Open. Tennis battleship by Gil Reyes, the coach of Agassi, in his laboratory in Las Vegas and scheduled to make war on the top-ten people (now number 7) by the technician Darren Cahill. The same as playing at home yesterday. The same missile that reached out to 240 km / h with the pumps that drive the land of the falling Magic Box. Weapons that could knock down anybody. Least one: Rafa Nadal.

The number one stopped Verdasco path at the same point in the same Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Federer, the four lords of tennis, he was left stranded in the previous Masters 1000, the quarter-finals.

The Magic Box, filled this time breathing and electricity, was a sounding board that increased the power of the blows of two left-handed gladiators arm Bruno. Gluing two balls to the boundary line (the Hawk-Eye is not used on land, although there were some doubtful that another key point, because the balls are marked) to win.