Incredible stuff in Barcelona!
Rafa was leading Almagro 10-0 in head to head stats and after winning the opener 6-2 it seems as he was improving that record. Then Nicolas won the second set at the breaker to recover a 1-3 deficit in the decider. Eventually the match ended 2-6 7-6 (5) 6-4 after 2 hours and 47 minutes with Rafa winning 8 points more than Nicolas (110 vs 102). Match Stats.
Rafa was absolutely disappointed by the defeat to comment “That’s sport. Obviously it’s not the happiest day for me, but obviously I never thought I would win here 70 matches in a row. It was not my day today. I felt I did a lot of things well today to win the match, but at the end, remained a little bit. Just accept the situation and keep fighting.”
Nicolas will play Santiago Giraldo in the semi-final. Head to head is 5-0 for the Spaniard.
