On Friday, Rafael Nadal will play his quarter-final match at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell against 12th seed Fabio Fognini, who defeated eighth-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2.
Date: April 22, 2016
Match time: Approximately 4 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Watch online: 3pmstream
Rafa on playing Fabio Fognini:
Tomorrow will be a tough match against Fognini, he beat me three times last year and it was up and down against him.
Fabio on playing Rafa:
I need some sort of miracle to beat him again.
Rafa is better than me at the moment.
Fabio eliminated Rafa in the third round of Barcelona last year, among his three wins over Rafa in 2015, including in a five-set match in the third round at the U.S. Open.
Here are the matches Rafa and Fabio have played against each other:
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Beijing China |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal |
75 63
|
| 2015 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Fabio Fognini |
36 46 64 63 64
|
| 2015 | Hamburg Germany |
Outdoor Clay | F | Rafael Nadal |
75 75
|
| 2015 | Barcelona Spain |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Fabio Fognini |
64 766
|
| 2015 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Outdoor Clay | SF | Fabio Fognini |
16 62 75
|
| 2014 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
62 62
|
| 2013 | Beijing China |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal |
26 64 61
|
| 2013 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
765 64 64
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
61 63
|
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Great job. Our Rafa is back. A delight to watch. GOOOO Rafa
VAMOS DEAR RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 😉 🙂 🙂 🙂 Congratulations on your beautiful QF today!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) You played a fantastic aggressive match and we loved seeing you move forward and closing in two sets win!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) Enjoy & cerebrate it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ; ) God bless you sweetheart & have a great day !!!!!! : ) Lots of love & happiness & VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
Just saw the stats, what the hell!!!!! Winners to errors, crazy figures.
Fogs had to be slapping balls all over the court, RAFA did well to withstand and stay focused.
Unto the semifinals match.
RAFA fan forever.
Congrats RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP all the way to the trophy.
Didn’t see the match, the scores looked dicey at times. I have to wait until its posted online.
Yes, RAFA. REMIND THESE CHUMPS.
RAFA fan forever.
GEN, this is online…LOL
Dicey is right!
Twitter has posted already.
And, even though I didn’t see the match I was a nervous wreck watching the scores throughly the game.
Nadal WINS a hard fought second set for the MATCH on a tiebreak 7(7) 6(1)
YOU ROCK RAFA!
Set 2 Tie Break
Second Set
Nadal 6
Fognini 5
SECOND SET NADAL VS FOGNINI
5 All!
YAAAAAA
Rafa 3
Fognini 5
Rafa 3, Fognini 4!
Aye yaye yaye
Second set Rafa 2, Fognini 4.
VAMOS RAFA POR FAVOR!
Uh oh… Second set Rafa 2, Fognini 3.
Rafa won the first set against Fognini 6-2 at Barcelona 2016. Now all he has to do is repeat a win in set 2.
VAMOS RAFA!
So far, so good… (After 1st set.)
OLA & VAMOS DEAR RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) It is a beautiful day & it is a fantastic day for fun!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) We love you dear RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Very happy for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 : ) 🙂 🙂 YOU ARE BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) Your movement & play & reach on the court is outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) 🙂 Congratulations on your feisty, strong wins, and your earned victory yesterday !!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) The match was good , competitive, and you had a strong powerful swift win !!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) YOUR SHOTS & RETURNS ARE AMAZING & SO IS YOUR BET & SERVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 😉 🙂 🙂 : ) 🙂 YOUR ACES ALWAYS APPEAR AT THE RIGHT MOMENT!!!!!!!!! 🙂 : ) 🙂 🙂 🙂 CI SENIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART for all your amazing hard work & strong intense practices …..it is all there for YOU!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) We love you so much & YOUR TOP TENNIS HAS EVERYTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ; ) : ) : ) : ) : ) Enjoy your time & enjoy your own solid rhythm !!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS DEAR RAFA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) 🙂 : ) ; ) 🙂 Sending a big hug & lots of love & happiness to you & your great team!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) It is going to be a FANTASTIC match for you and have lots & lots & lots of fun playing your own BEAUTIFUL STRONG GAME!!!! : ) ci….ci….ci….ci…..ci…. & CI…..!!!!! : ) : ) : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) KUDOS sweetheart & enjoy it all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )
seek help, fruitcake ……
Why doesn’t this site delete posts from Fan love. This is ridiculous!
Fabio playing possum, saying he may need some luck against RAFA today. Of course, as we know, he’s going to go for all his shots, throw tantrums and argue with someone to deflect his bad play or interrupt our guy.
RAFA needs to be EXTRA focused today, and WE need to have loads of patience watching Fabio. It’s going to be tricky today for sure.
CHOMP, CHOMP RAFA.
RAFA fan forever.
Wishing you a win Rafa. Just make sure your shorts are on correct.
VAMOS RAFA!
OK Rafa, you know what to do! Destroy any hopes for his ‘miracle.’
It’s great seeing him so happy.
absolutely wonderful to see that smile and to see him enjoying the game
Fognini the Italian is a,,, how do I put it,, he’s a top 10 player when he’s serious about his own game, maybe even a top 5 player, but what ever is on his mind at the time is what guides him, maybe his argument last night, with his girl friend, or his room wasn’t cleaned to his satisfaction, what ever it is that eats at him is what determines his type of play for that particular game he’s about to play, could be up or could be down But if Rafa is on his game like he is now, it doesn’t matter what Fognini thinks or feels Rafa will beat him an get on to the “next up” please,,,
you are doing great hard one tomorrow just do your best which you always do ,will be watching you vamos rafa.glennis
Vamos our Champ!
Come on Rafa you can do this just play your best don’t think about past results just fight all the way and you will win
One match at a time !!!
So go Rafa go and blow him away
Our champ always
Good luck and Vamos Rafa! Beat this clown!