Rafael Nadal continued his domination of the clay-court season with victory over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the final of the Barcelona Open on Sunday.

The world number two took the title for the fourth straight year with a 6-1 4-6 6-1 win over the second seed.

After starting strongly and dominating the first set, Nadal dropped serve twice as Ferrer took the second.

But the champion stepped up a gear in the decider, moving 5-0 up and sealing the title in two hours 14 minutes.