There’s No Place Like Home. Rafa Wins In Barcelona. #VAM8S

By hugree on April 29th, 2013

Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the eighth time Sunday, defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 for his fourth title of the year. And with the French Open about a month down the road, this latest victory is a promising sign that Nadal is getting back to full strength from a knee injury that sidelined him since last summer “I am very happy,” he said. “It has been an important week for me to win here again and a great source of joy after everything I have been through.” He has made six straight finals since returning from his knee injury. This title, the 54th of his career, comes one week after his eight-year reign at Monte Carlo ended with a loss to top-ranked Novak Djokovic. Continue reading for more photos from the final or visit the ATP section for pics from the whole tournament.