BARCELONA, Spain -- Nico Rosberg will use his frustration from the Bahrain Grand Prix for motivation when he starts the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position Sunday. The German driver finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton to give Mercedes front-row seats at the Circuit de Catalunya, with both drivers still seeking their first wins of the season in a car which has plenty of pace but has lacked durability over the first four races. Three weeks ago, Rosberg took pole in Bahrain only to finish ninth, and he is determined not to fall short again. "We know that this is only half of the job completed and have the painful memory of what happened in Bahrain to prove that," said Rosberg, who is chasing his first podium this season. "Weve worked very hard on our race pace but this track is tough for the tires, particularly with graining. It will be a big challenge tomorrow and our goal is to make the most of the opportunity from starting at the front." While Hamilton had the fastest times in the first two qualifying sessions, Rosberg edged him to win the pole position in 1 minute, 20.718 seconds. Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel was third quickest. "It will be a big challenge with the tires tomorrow," said Rosberg, whose best result this season was fourth at the Malaysian GP. "The race is very long and to win its not good enough to start from pole -- you still have to have the fastest race car." Hamilton, the 2008 Formula One champion, is unsure how much to read into his teams qualifying speed. "Ive not been totally happy with the balance of my car all weekend, even today, so we need to look at it this evening and see what we can do for the race," the British driver said. "Limiting the degradation is going to be my major challenge as the general pace isnt too bad." Vettel was satisfied enough with his performance as he finished ahead of Kimi Raikkonens Lotus. "Im quite happy to be honest because yesterday and this morning I wasnt really happy. We improved the car and things calmed down," said Vettel, who has 38 career poles but none in Barcelona. "Its a tough challenge and the tires dont last as well as we would like." The degradation of the Pirelli tires has been an issue all season, and drivers are largely unhappy about how quickly they wear out. Ferrari has yet to secure a pole position this season, and it proved to be another frustrating afternoon for the Italian team after fast practice times in the morning. Fernando Alonso will start fifth and Felipe Massa ninth. Massa finished sixth in qualifying but was bumped down three places for blocking Red Bulls Mark Webber on turns 11 and 12. Jenson Button failed to make the cut for the third session. The Briton will start in 14th place, with teammate Sergio Perez in eighth. "Weve had a difficult couple of days. I had problems throughout practice, so to get through to Q3 was a great result, and something we really werent expecting," Perez said. "Im very pleased because I got absolutely everything out of the car." Earlier, Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session ahead of Raikkonen. Webber was third in final practice but had a poor qualifying session and will start from seventh place, behind Lotus Romain Grosjean. They moved up a place due to Massas grid penalty, as did Perez. "I was disappointed with the lap in Q3 and lost a lot of time in the last sector," Webber said. "Im normally quite strong there, but I was in trouble with the rears." Ferrari wants its drivers to find extra speed in qualifying to increase the pressure on Red Bull. Once again, those hopes were unfulfilled. The closest Ferrari has been to pole was when Massa qualified second in Malaysia. Alonso started the previous three races from third. 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NEW YORK -- Since Christina McHale won a first-set tiebreaker against her idol Serena Williams at Wimbledon last month, shes played three tournaments and World Team Tennis to prepare for the U.S. Open.Before considering a rematch, McHale needs to defeat first-round opponent Mona Barthel of Germany on Monday.McHale hasnt advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam, but her confidence grew after a 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4 loss to the eventual Wimbledon champion, who earned a record-tying 22nd major singles title.There were a lot of positives I took from my Serena match, McHale said. The first and most important for me being that I can compete with the best. That match has really motivated me to keep working and improving.McHale served well early and kept Williams off balance in winning the tiebreaker during the second-round match at Wimbledon. In the second set, McHale went up 40-15 on serve, with two chances to take a 3-0 lead.But she double-faulted and Williams ran off 11 straight points. McHale also double-faulted on a game point and Williams attacked her second serves to break for 5-4.It was a lesson in thought management for the 24-year-old McHale.You think about the big picture all of a sudden, Billie Jean King said. Your brain goes from one ball at a time to, `Oh crap, Im up playing for 3-0 and Im up a set already. I should win this.McHale played nearly every day for two weeks in early August for the New York Empire in the World Team Tennis league co-founded by King. The tennis great knows its important to stay focused and relaxed during critical points.Serena talks about being in the zone, King said. Everybody understands that means stay in the present and be in the now. It sounds so easy. Before the point is how you tee it up and get ready. Seventy-five percent of the time in the match, you are not hitting a ball.McHale started playing tennis in Hong Kong, where she lived from age 3 to 8 and learned to speak Mandarin. She also was a competitive swimmer growing up in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. She turned pro in 2010, and last year, she moved to South Florida to train at the USTAA National Tennis Center in Boca Raton.dddddddddddder older sister Lauren graduated from North Carolina, where she played tennis for the Tar Heels. Lauren is engaged to American tennis player Ryan Harrison.Christina reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 24 in 2012. Shes coached by Jorge Todero, who has guided her the last five years. McHale has posted wins over former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and Grand Slam champions Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.Hes gotten me to use my forehand more, McHale said of the Argentine. I try to hit as many forehands as I can, go to my strength in the pressure moments.Shes currently ranked 55th with a 31-20 record this year. Her first serve percentage is just 59 percent, with 64 percent of those points won. Shes had 119 aces and 136 double-faults.After Wimbledon, McHale upset eighth-seeded Monica Niculescu at the Citi Open in Washington in mid-July. She then lost to Jessica Pegula, daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula, 7-5, 6-2.She bowed out in the second round in Montreal at the Rogers Cup, but joined Asia Muhammad to defeat the top-ranked doubles team of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals.McHale, who recently reached the second round in Cincinnati, is among 19 American women in the U.S. Open. Next up is Barthel, who she beat in matchups in Seoul in 2014 and Madrid in 2015.If McHale gets past her, shell play the winner of Roberta Vinci vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam. Vinci took out Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open last year, ending the quest for a calendar year Grand Slam.Patrick McEnroe, who coached the Empire and McHale, calls her a grinder.Shes right there. Ive always been impressed with her work ethic, said McEnroe, who previously helped McHale while leading the USTA player developmental program. From the first time I saw her, shes really been committed to putting in the work to be the best she can be. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '