Rafael Nadal lifts Barcelona Open tennis title

World number one Rafael Nadal today lifted his 11th Barcelona Open tennis title with a 6-2 6-1 win over Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas. 

Nadal, 31, who won his 400th clay-court match to reach the final, claimed two rapid breaks to take the first set



in 40 minutes against the 19-year-old. World number 63 Tsitsipas, playing the Spaniard for the first time, succumbed in 77 minutes.

Nadal has won 19 successive matches, and 46 consecutive sets, on clay.