BARCELONA, Spain -- Rafael Nadal eased into the third round of the Barcelona Open by beating Potito Starace 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. Nadal is seeking his fourth straight title in Barcelona, and broke the Italian's serve to take the first set. The Spaniard came out more aggressive in the second, going up 2-0 and then trading breaks with Starace, who offered little resistance the rest of the way. The top-seeded Spaniard has won 99 of his last 100 matches on clay. He also comes into the tournament fresh from Sunday's win over top-ranked Roger Federer in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal has won 16 straight matches in Barcelona, and last year did not lose a set in the tournament. In other second-round matches Wednesday, second-seeded David Ferrer of Spain beat Gabriel Trujillo-Soler of Spain 6-1, 6-1, while sixth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain ousted Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4.
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