Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5 on Sunday to claim his 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 victory at Monte Carlo last week.
Nadal avenged his Australian Open quarterfinal loss to Tsitsipas and will return to No. 2 in the ATP rankings on Monday after his marathon 3-hour, 38-minute win.
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