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Rafael Nadal wins first title of 2015 at Argentina Open

Updated on: 02 March,2015 09:47 AM IST  | 
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Spanish top seed tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated local player Juan Monaco to win the Argentina Open, lifting his first title of the year 2015

Rafael Nadal wins first title of 2015 at Argentina Open

Rafael Nadal

Buenos Aires: Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal defeated local player Juan Monaco to win the Argentina Open, lifting his first title in 2015.


Nadal defeated Monaco in a match that lasted one hour and 27 minutes on Sunday with a score of 6-4, 6-1. While the Spaniard broke the Argentine on four out of nine occasions the former did not face a break point on his own serve, Xinhua reported.


Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal. Pic/ AFP


The match, played at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, was delayed for two hours because of the rain.

The Spanish tennis star now has collected 65 titles to rise to the fifth position in the Open Era for the most titles. He now stands behind Jimmy Connors (109), Ivan Lendl (94), Roger Federer (84) and John McEnroe (77).

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