Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal will face 13th-seeded Fabio Fognini in the third round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Our champ leads head-to-head series 4-1. Fabio’s only win over Rafa came in their last meeting, two months ago on clay in Rio de Janeiro.
Date: April 23, 2015
Time: Approximately 3 pm local time, 3 pm CET (Spain, France, Germany, Italy), 2 pm GMT (United Kingdom), 9 am EDT (New York, Montreal). To convert to your local time, use this website.
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Rafa: “Fognini is extremely fast and makes difficult things look so easy. He can play at such a high level but then sometimes not so much….I guess he goes through some ups and downs, but either way he is such a tough rival given the fact he already beat me.”
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Here are the matches Rafa and Fabio have played against each other:
| Year | Tournament & City | Surface | Round | Winner & Score |
| 2015 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Clay | S | Fognini, Fabio 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 Stats |
| 2014 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Hard | R16 | Nadal, Rafael 6-2, 6-2 Stats |
| 2013 | Beijing China |
Hard | Q | Nadal, Rafael 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 Stats |
| 2013 | Roland Garros France |
Clay | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 Stats |
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Clay | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 6-1, 6-3 Stats |
Source: ATP World Tour
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All the best for the match! Vamos Rafa!!!