Double-faulting Coria hammered by Almagro

BARCELONA, Apr 27 (Reuters) Third seed Guillermo Coria double-faulted his way out of the Barcelona Open today as he was hammered 6-2 6-0 by Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the world number 57, in the third round.

The Argentine double-faulted 14 times and won just six points in the second set as he was beaten in just 51 minutes.

The former French Open runner-up served 23 double faults in one match in Monte Carlo last week.

In the quarter-finals, Almagro will take on the winner of the clash between two former French Open champions, 10th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero and Albert Costa.

Later today, top seed Rafael Nadal will look to extend his winning streak on clay to 44 matches when he plays Spanish qualifier Ivan Navarro-Pastor.

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