BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Nadal extends clay-court streak Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Rafael Nadal defeated Tommy Robredo 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 Sunday to win the Open Seat Godo title in Barcelona, Spain, topping Bjorn Borg's mark with his 47th straight victory on clay. Nadal, who won his 12th consecutive final, earned praise from the 11-time Grand Slam champion. "I congratulate Nadal," Borg said in a statement. "He's fun to watch and I hope he wins Wimbledon." Guillermo Vilas holds the Open-era record with 53straight wins. Nadal deflected comparisons to Borg, a five-time Wimbledon winner, whom he called the greatest player of all time. "It's nice that he thinks I'm good to watch," Nadal said. "I thank Borg for his kind words." Nadal is looking forward to the French Open in late May. "I've achieved my main objective here, and I've overtaken Borg's number of wins," Nadal said. "I guess I could try to go for Vilas' total in Rome. But I have my sights set on Roland Garros." --Daniele Bracciali of Italy upset top-seeded Nicolas Massu of Chile 6-1, 6-4 to win his first ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. singles title at the Grand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event is held annually in Casablanca, Morocco, and is played on clay courts. The tournament is part of the International Series Tournaments on the ATP Tour. in Casablanca, Morocco. HORSE RACING: A day after a dozen horses put in workouts for the Kentucky Derby, there wasn't much activity at Churchill Downs on a dreary and rainy morning. Among the Derby contenders out for a mile jog before Saturday's Derby were trainer Todd Pletcher's Bluegrass Cat, Keyed Entry and Sunriver. While Bluegrass Cat and Keyed Entry are set for the 1 -mile Derby, the same can't be said for Sunriver, who might be Pletcher's best 3-year-old coming into the race. The field is limited to 20 starters, and if more are entered at Wednesday's post-position draw the deciding factor is graded stakes earnings. Sunriver, who finished third behind Barbaro and Sharp Humor in the Florida Derby, ranks 22nd on the list, and will need two horses to drop out for a chance to run for the roses. --Lava Man broke the Hollywood Park record for 8miles, winning the $150,000 TVG TVG TV Guide (magazine) TVG Televisión de Galicia TVG Tierversuchsgegner (German: Antivivisection) TVG Television Games Network TVG Toronto Venture Group TVG Tri Valley Growers TVG Time-Variable Gain Khaled Stakes in 1:44.26. Lava Man, ridden by Corey Nakatani, paid $3.40, $2.80 and $2.10, and earned $90,000 to increase his career total to nearly $2.3 million. He has 10wins in 30 career starts. VOLLEYBALL: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX received the No. 2 seed in the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association men's tournament. The Bruins (24-12), the winner of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. , are scheduled to play third-seeded Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (23-6) in Thursday's semifinals in University Park, Pa.. At-large entrant UC Irvine (27-4) received the top seed and meets No. 4 Penn. State (20-8) in the other semifinal. BASKETBALL: Trajan Langdon made two free throws with 5.8 seconds remaining to lift CSKA Moscow to a 73-69 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל אביב, often referred to simply as Maccabi) is a sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. in Prague, Czech Republic, giving the Russian club its first Euroleague championship since 1971. CYCLING: Cadel Evans of Australia won the Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI ProTour. It runs in the old Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year celebration of the Swiss Cycling. with a fifth-stage victory that propelled him past Spaniards Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde. RUNNING: Joseph Ngolepus won the Madrid Marathon in record time, leading an all-Kenyan finish in the top five. Ngolepus, 31, won in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 30 seconds. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: NADAL |
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