Nadal, Nishikori Take Tennis To New Heights In Barcelona

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Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain

Two-time defending champion Kei Nishikori was joined by home favourite Nicolas Almagro for a hit on a mini tennis court on the MSC cruise ship. Read More

“I love Barcelona,” said Nishikori. “The view of the city from the ocean is fantastic.”

Eight-time former champion Rafael Nadal and Nishikori launched the tournament in style, playing mini tennis on top of Tibidabo Mountain overlooking the beautiful city. Read & Watch

Almagro was joined by Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Carballes Baena for the Peugeot kids’ clinic (Watch), while Roberto Bautista Agut was put on the spot by children in a kids’ press conference (View Photo). 

David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet were the lucky stars to get a private visit of one of the most impressive football grounds in the world – the Camp Nou, home of FC Barcelona. Read & Watch  

Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski participated in a doubles clinic with locals. View Photo 

Marcel Granollers made a live appearance on TV3 ‘EsportsClub’ to promote the tournament. View Photo  

Inigo Cervantes and Albert Montanes visited local La Boqueria Market. View Photo  

Philipp Kohlschreiber, Pablo Cuevas and Alexandr Dolgopolov made visits to sponsor suites, while Pablo Carreno Busta and Inigo Cervantes participated in Q&A’s with kids.

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Top doubles seeds Horia Tecau and Florin Mergea treated their hometown fans to an autograph signing with a huge turnout. View Photo 

Ivo Karlovic (View Photo) and Fernando Verdasco (View Photo) also met with fans, while Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (View Photo) and Bernard Tomic (View Photo) did live-stream interviews with Andrei Pavel for the tournament title sponsor.