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Nadal routs Rochus; Nalbandian out

Associated Press

Thursday, April 23, 2009

BARCELONA, Spain -- Rafael Nadal breezed to his 23rd straight match on clay Thursday, beating Christophe Rochus of Belgium 6-2, 6-0 to reach the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. Nadal had 28 winners to Rochus' seven. The top-ranked Spaniard is looking to win a fifth straight Godo trophy in Barcelona. He got one step closer when quarterfinal opponent David Nalbandian withdrew with a right hip injury on Thursday. Earlier, Nalbandian had defeated Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-3, 6-4. Rochus wilted ...

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