The best in tennis
For sports fans, the best in world tennis are coming to play in the Comte de Godó Trophy. Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling are just some of the great players who will be vying for the trophy, on the Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona courts.
The wormen's section, the Barcelona Ladies Open, will be bringing the city great tennis players too, such as Dominika Cibulkova, Gisela Dulka and Dinara Safina.
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In my opinion, this is huge for Barcelona. Large events, such as the Barcelona Open, attract many people to the city. This brings new people to the city and they can see what Barcelona has to offer. In my opinion, it is even more beneficial that the winner of the Barcelona Open, Rafael Nadal, is a Spanish born citizen. An athlete who wins in their home country brings much notoriety to that area. For example, Michael Phelps brought a lot of attention to the United States after winning many Olympic Gold metals. Prior to coming to Spain, I had heard of Rafael Nadal many times because he is an amazing tennis player, and receives a lot of media coverage, which is great for Spain, especially Barcelona (in this case). Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferre and claimed his 6th Barcelona Open title on Sunday April 24.
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