Sportmaster International

Nadal has matched Mats Wilander’s Barcelona achievement One break in each set was enough to give Nadal victory and help the Spaniard emulate the achievements of former world number one Mats Wilander.Victory over Argentine Canas also extended Nadal’s record-winning streak on clay to 72 matches.The world number two has now won 20 career titles, 15 of them on clay.Canas came into the final with a 21-4 record for the season, including a title in Brazil and a final in Miami, but

that meant little against a player who has now beaten him three times.Nadal has not lost on clay since April 2005 and it never looked likely here.Canas rallied briefly in the last two games of the match, saving three match points before going down.”It’s great to win again at home,” said Nadal.”This streak is not a normal thing, and I know it will end some day. But I’m only thinking about playing each match well.”