Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 on Sunday and claim a 12th Barcelona Open title in the ATP’s longest match of 2021.
The Spaniard secured his first title of the year and 87th of his career, denying Tsitsipas back-to-back triumphs following his maiden Masters 1000 title at Monte Carlo last week.
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Nadal avenged his Australian Open quarterfinal loss to Tsitsipas and will return to second in the ATP rankings by climbing back above Daniil Medvedev after his marathon 3-hour 38-minute win.
