Barcelona Results

Clay King, Rafael Nadal, advanced to the 3rd round in Barcelona on Wednesday with an impressive victory over Federico Gil. Number 2 seed Fernando Verdasco and 3 seed Nikolay Davydenko both advanced with wins, but looked vulnerable at times. Spaniards Nicholas Almagro, Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez also advanced. Argentines David Nalbandian and Juan Monaco both won 7-5, 6-4, while Stanislas Wawrinka looked commanding in his win over Mikhail Youzhny. Other winners included Fernando Gonzalez, Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych. Robin Soderling and Richard Gasquet were both upset.

Barcelona

Men's Singles- 2nd Round

Rafael Nadal (1) def. Frederico Gil, 6-2, 6-2

Fernando Verdasco (2) def. Nicolas Lapentti, 7-5, 6-3

Nikolay Davydenko (3) def. Arnaud Clement, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Fernando Gonzalez (5) def. Jose Acasuso, 6-4, 6-4

Tommy Robredo (6) def. Gaston Gaudio, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1

David Nalbandian (7) def. Igor Kunitsyn, 7-5, 6-4

Stanislas Wawrinka (8) def. Mikhail Youzhny, 7-5, 6-1

Radek Stepanek (9) def. Janko Tipsarevic, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0

Nicolas Almagro (10) def. Juan Ignacio Chela, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Christophe Rochus def. Richard Gasquet (13), 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3

Potito Starace def. Robin Soderling (14), 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-2

Tomas Berdych (15) def. Oscar Hernandez, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Feliciano Lopez (16) def. Santiago Ventura, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

Juan Monaco def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 7-5, 6-4