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Wed 04 Apr 2007Nadal still unbeatable on clayTennis: A ruthless Rafael Nadal has extended his winning streak on clay to 68 matches as he opened his bid for a third successive Barcelona Open title with a 6-1 6-2 demolition of Belgian Kristof Vliegen.The top seed needed exactly one hour to advance to the third round, giving up just one more game than he did when beating Vliegen in Monte Carlo last week.