TWO UPNadal has won both his previous meetings with Canas and is the hot favourite to join Swede Mats Wilander as the only other man to win the Barcelona Open three years in a row.

• 不过即便如此，纳达尔在赛后还是对卡纳斯送去了赞美之词，“卡纳斯是泥地上最好的球员之一，本赛季他拥有一个完美的开局，这场比赛并不轻松，我抓住了属于自己的机会。”