Rafa wins Barcelona title, Unbeaten streak 72!

Rafa defeated Gillermo Canas of Argentina to collect his third Barcelona title and his 20th career title. Rafa struggled in the opening game, but he held serve and after that had no problem dispatching Canas. Later Canas said in the press conference that he thought he was very close to Rafa and that the difference was only two breaks!

I admire Canas's toughness, but sweet gillermo, isn't tennis all about a few breaks? And join the club with Federer and others who think they have solved Rafa's one-dimensional game, but haven't been able to do anything yet? 72 tries?

well , congratulations to Rafa for defending his title and also making history by becoming the second man after wilander to win this title 3 times in a row. Congratulations to Canas for a great year. This was his second final and he jumped from 140 something at the beginning of the year, to Numero 22 after BArcelona!

Oh, and Rafa is now Numero Uno in ATP race with 365 points. Some people say it is no big deal and should look at the race points after wimbledon. To me, this spot was Roger's all the time and now Rafa has gone up against him for the first time. I take it as a positive sign for Rafa.

Here's a picture for you (from openseatbarcelona.com). look at the trophy. How much do you think it weighs? I go for 150 lb!