Top berry Nadal exhausted German Philipp Kohlschreiber for the 12th time in 13 meetings, announcement a 6-3 6-3 achievement on Saturday to angle on the border of a almanac ninth appellation in the Catalan basic as able-bodied as a accessible record-tying 49th adobe trophy.
Nadal is placed one atom abaft the best almanac of adobe honours captivated by Guillermo Vilas from three decades ago.
Nishikori, champ of the endure two
Barcelona editions and seeded second, claimed his 14th beeline bout at the Real Club de Tenis in accelerated style, demography 66 account to annihilate Benoit Paire 6-3 6-2.
If he wins his third beeline title, apple No.6 Nishikori would accompany Nadal and Mats Wilander as the alone men to accept produced three in a row at the event.
Nadal and Nishikori are both into their third finals of the division and are aswell set to play their additional final in succession.
Nadal won Monte Carlo endure weekend while Nishikori absent the Miami final to Novak Djokovic, the endure accident he played above-mentioned to Spain.
Nadal took 91 account to duke Kohlschreiber a fifth accident on adobe in their series. The German was bedeviled by 37 autogenetic errors while Nadal captivated his home admirers with 18 winners and three break of serve.
"I'm just animated to be in the final," Nadal said. "I'm arena able-bodied this week.
"I absolutely get the abutment if I play actuality in Spain, it helps so much.
"I'll charge added of it for this final. I'll be advancing as best I can for a boxy one."
Nishikori absolutely bedeviled Paire and concluded a two-match accident band from endure autumn adjoin the French sixth seed.
Paire fought to save four bout credibility in the final bold but went down to defeat on Nishikori's fifth with a advance error.
"He can be on and off his game," Nishikori said.
"He's got a abundant backhand and serve, but he was not authoritative abounding aboriginal serves today.
"I approved to footfall in and advance his additional serve. I was a little all-a-quiver in the additional set but I'm blessed to win and ability addition final.
"I adulation Spain and consistently feel actual adequate arena in Barcelona.
"I've had acceptable luck for the endure two years and achievement for added of the aforementioned in the final."
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