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TENNIS : DOMINIC THIEM CRUSHES RAFAEL NADAL AT BARCELONA OPEN ! - - IS RAFAEL NADAL'S DOMINANT REIGN ON CLAY NOW COMING TO AN END ?



TENNIS : DOMINIC THIEM CRUSHES RAFAEL NADAL AT BARCELONA OPEN ! - - IS RAFAEL NADAL'S DOMINANT REIGN ON CLAY NOW COMING TO AN END ?

SERVING FOR THE SEMI-FINAL MATCH, AUSTRIA’S DOMINIC THIEM HELD HIS NERVES OF STEEL, SAVED 3 BIG CRITICAL BREAK POINTS AGAINST A RALLYING RAFAEL NADAL TO SET UP A MATCH POINT THEN EMPHATICALLY CLOSES IT OUT RIGHT ON NADAL’S OWN ‘ROYAL COURT’ - - A COURT NAMED AFTER HIM - - AT THE BARCELONA OPEN.

DOMINIC THIEM SWEEPS 'THE KING OF CLAY' ON HIS OWN HOME TURF IN STRAIGHT SETS, 6 -4; 6 -4.

 RAFAEL NADAL
RAFAEL NADAL DEFEATED IN STRAIGHT SETS BY DOMINIC
THIEM IN THE SEMI-FINALS AT BARCELONA OPEN, 6 -4; 6 -4.
THE 2-SET BATTLE LASTED MORE THAN 2 HOURS, A TENSE TOE-TO-TOE FROM THE FIRST SHOT TO FINISH.

THE BATTLEGROUND IS BARCELONA OPEN'S CENTRE COURT NAMED "RAFA NADAL COURT".

DOMINIC THIEM INFLICTED DAMAGE ON RAFAEL NADAL WITH HIS DEADLY BACKHAND-SLICE DROP SHOTS, NADAL UNABLE TO RESPOND ON CRUCIAL POINTS.

IT IS RAFAEL NADAL'S SECOND LOSS IN A ROW ON CLAY HAVING LOST AT THE MONTE CARLO MASTERS JUST LAST WEEK, ALSO IN THE SEMI-FINALS.

IS THE GREATEST CLAYCOURT PLAYER EVER IN HISTORY NOW LOSING GRIP ON HIS DOMINANT RULE ?

THE ANSWER LIES AHEAD, IN PARIS . . .


































"Rafael Nadal is eliminated in the semi-finals by Dominic Thiem (6-4, 6-4)". - - - L'EQUIPE, FRANCE (Via TWITTER)



"Rafael Nadal eliminated in the semi-finals in Barcelona, ​​as in Monte-Carlo". - - - EUROPE 1 (Via TWITTER)





"Standing ! Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal on the "Rafael Nadal court" to get into the final of Barcelona's ATP 500. - - - ESPN TENIS, ARGENTINA (Via TWITTER)



"RAFAEL NADAL IS ELIMINATED IN BARCELONA !" - - - ESPN MEXICO (Via TWITTER).

















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