Nadal crashed out of the Barcelona Open on Friday at the hands of fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro who avenged last year’s final defeat by winning their quarter-final 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4.
The world number one also went out in the last eight of the Monte Carlo Masters last week, losing to compatriot David Ferrer.
Top seed Nadal showed some form in the first set against Almagro and then somehow went downhill from there.
Top seed Nadal showed some form in the first set against Almagro and then somehow went downhill from there.
“I had a lot of chances in the second set when I had the match more controlled but I didn’t take them,” Nadal told reporters.
