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Summary Top seed Rafa Nadal blasts his way past Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-4.
Top seed Rafa Nadal set up an all-Spanish final against David Ferrer at the Barcelona Open after blasting his way past compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-4.The world number two, fresh from winning an eighth-straight Monte Carlo title last week, is chasing a seventh Conde De Godo trophy and encountered minimal resistance from the 2010 champion in his semi-final.Third-seed Ferrer will be making his fourth final appearance after surviving two tie breaks to triumph 7-6 7-6 against big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic earlier in the day.Nadal made a whirlwind start against Verdasco, whom he had beaten in all 12 previous meetings, breaking his opponents serve to love in the first game.Verdascos strident yellow shirt stood out in the gloom but it was his errors under pressure that caught the eye, although he rallied briefly at the start of the second set.He broke Nadals serve but soon after double-faulted on his own to lose the initiative, and made a string of mistakes to gift Nadal victory as he frittered away two breaks on his opponents serve at the end.Its impossible to start better than winning a big tournament like Monte Carlo and now the final here in Barcelona, Nadal said. I will try my best tomorrow but anyway whats the result is going to happen tomorrow, for me the beginning of the clay-court season is being very, very good so I am very happy.
