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Tennis: Nadal progresses to quarter finals in Barcelona Open with 50th victory

It was Nadal’s 50th victory at the tournament

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Rafael Nadal looks to lift his 10th Barcelona Open title
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Third seed Rafael Nadal remains on course for a tenth Barcelona Open title, advancing to the quarter finals with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson. It was Nadal’s 50th victory at the tournament he has won nine times and the Mallorcan never looked in danger against the world number 66, forcing ten break points throughout the match.

Nadal, who was only able to take two of them against the big-serving South African, admitted that the rain throughout the morning in Catalonia meant the newly-renamed Rafa Nadal Court was moving slower than usual and will be hoping for better weather when he takes on either Alexander Zverev or Hyeon Chung in the last eight on Friday.

“They weren’t the best conditions for me. I much prefer it when the ball is doing more,” Nadal said. “It wasn’t easy. He’s a really tall player who hits the ball well in comfortable positions. I tried to make him take the ball on the move in order to make him less comfy.”

British number two Dan Evans’ campaign came to an end at the hands of Austria’s Dominic Thiem 7-6, 6-2 who will face Yuichi Sugita in the quarters after the Japanese knocked out home favourite Pablo Carreno Busta.
Elsewhere, world number one Andy Murray is in action on Thursday afternoon, taking on Feliciano Lopez.

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