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Spain's top player and world number two Rafael Nadal, left, and Bartolome Salva Vidal competed against David Ferrer and Fernando Vicente on Tuesday. The pair won their Barcelona Open tennis doubles match 6-3, 6-4. (AP Photos: /Manu Fernandez)
But Russia's Marat Safin, a former number one and winner of the 2000 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open, was not as fortunate. He lost his opening round match in straight sets.
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