Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams Capture Madrid

What a day it was at Madrid where the final of men and women singles were played Sunday today.

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In the first final between world no.1 American Serena Williams and world no.2 Russian Maria Sharapova, the American showed no mercy for the Russian to win her 50th career singles title.

Serena, the defending champion, did not take long to beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in a little over one and a quarter hours to capture Madrid. Williams, 31, leads their head-to-head 13-2, with the 26-year-old Russian not having beaten Williams since 2004.

With today's win, Serena becomes only the 10th woman in history to reach the 50 singles tour title milestone.

In the second final, world no.5 Rafeal Nadal of Spainbeat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open in men's singles category.

In the absence of Novak Djokovic and Murray who were knocked out unceremoniously, Nadal had a field day at every stage to move on without much of threat from others. The 11-time Grand Slam winner now has a 9-0 record against Wawrinka, beating him in an hour and 11 minutes.

The next major event and the second Grand Slam event of the year is the Roland Garros or the French Open that would soon see most of the stars trying to win over Paris - who do you think would be the conquerors of Paris this year?

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