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Nadal makes it 10 in Monte-Carlo
23/04/2017
Spain's Rafael Nadal made history again on Sunday when he captured his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crown, beating his compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in the final.
Nadal’s 50th clay court title also marked the first time in the Open Era that any man has won the same singles tournament on 10 occasions. Apart from reinforcing his 'King of Clay' handle, the victory puts Nadal just one title away from Djokovic's record of 30 Masters 1000 titles
The Mallorcan has now won an ATP World Tour title every year for 14 years (since 2004).
Nadal put Ramos-Vinolas under immediate pressure in his first service game, but he could not convert three break point opportunities. Employing his heavy topspin forehand to great effect, Nadal clinched a break to love in the fourth game to go 3-1 ahead. A second service break followed and then Nadal sealed the 30-minute set with an ace.
Ramos-Vinolas fought back strongly in the early stages of the second set, but at 2-2 the relentless depth and pace of Nadal's baseline play saw the World No. 24 get broken for a third time. Nadal experienced a brief wobble at 4-3, but used all his experience to claw the game back. At 3-5, Ramos-Vinolas buckled under tremendous pressure. Having saved two championship points, courtesy of Nadal errors, Ramos-Vinolas hit a double fault on Nadal’s third championship point.
“I think that he was a little bit better in everything,” admitted Ramos-Vinolas. “When he’s a little bit better in everything, the difference is what we saw in the match. I also think I didn’t serve well, to be honest. I think he served really well today. Last time I played against him, I felt that on the return I had the opportunity to apply some pressure.
“It’s not easy to play a final against Rafa Nadal [...]To play a final against him today, it was not easy.”
It was the pair’s third tour level meeting, with Nadal adding to victories in 2013 and 2014 at Barcelona. Nadal extended his perfect 14-0 record of never having lost to a fellow Spaniard in an ATP World Tour final.
It was the first all left-handed Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final since 2010, when Nadal swept past his compatriot Fernando Verdasco, and the fourth all-Spanish final in the tournament’s history – 2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Carlos Moya, 2010 Nadal d. Verdasco and 2011 Nadal d. David Ferrer.
Ramos-Vinolas had put together the best week of his career in posting back-to-back victory over World No. 1 Andy Murray, No. 8-ranked Marin Cilic and No. 17-ranked Lucas Pouille. He had been attempting to become the first player outside of the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings to win the Monte-Carlo title since No. 31 Alberto Mancini in 1989 (d. Becker).
Monday's rankings will see the 29-year-old Spaniard in the Top 20 for the first time.
In the men's doubles final, Spain's Feliciano López and Marc López lost out Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas (6-3, 3-6, 10-4). They were trying to become the third Spanish team to win the Monte-Carlo title in the Open Era, joining Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in 1988 and Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo in 2008.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal made history again on Sunday when he captured his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crown, beating his compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in the final.
Nadal’s 50th clay court title also marked the first time in the Open Era that any man has won the same singles tournament on 10 occasions. Apart from reinforcing his 'King of Clay' handle, the victory puts Nadal just one title away from Djokovic's record of 30 Masters 1000 titles
The Mallorcan has now won an ATP World Tour title every year for 14 years (since 2004).
Nadal put Ramos-Vinolas under immediate pressure in his first service game, but he could not convert three break point opportunities. Employing his heavy topspin forehand to great effect, Nadal clinched a break to love in the fourth game to go 3-1 ahead. A second service break followed and then Nadal sealed the 30-minute set with an ace.
Ramos-Vinolas fought back strongly in the early stages of the second set, but at 2-2 the relentless depth and pace of Nadal's baseline play saw the World No. 24 get broken for a third time. Nadal experienced a brief wobble at 4-3, but used all his experience to claw the game back. At 3-5, Ramos-Vinolas buckled under tremendous pressure. Having saved two championship points, courtesy of Nadal errors, Ramos-Vinolas hit a double fault on Nadal’s third championship point.
“I think that he was a little bit better in everything,” admitted Ramos-Vinolas. “When he’s a little bit better in everything, the difference is what we saw in the match. I also think I didn’t serve well, to be honest. I think he served really well today. Last time I played against him, I felt that on the return I had the opportunity to apply some pressure.
“It’s not easy to play a final against Rafa Nadal [...]To play a final against him today, it was not easy.”
It was the pair’s third tour level meeting, with Nadal adding to victories in 2013 and 2014 at Barcelona. Nadal extended his perfect 14-0 record of never having lost to a fellow Spaniard in an ATP World Tour final.
It was the first all left-handed Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final since 2010, when Nadal swept past his compatriot Fernando Verdasco, and the fourth all-Spanish final in the tournament’s history – 2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Carlos Moya, 2010 Nadal d. Verdasco and 2011 Nadal d. David Ferrer.
Ramos-Vinolas had put together the best week of his career in posting back-to-back victory over World No. 1 Andy Murray, No. 8-ranked Marin Cilic and No. 17-ranked Lucas Pouille. He had been attempting to become the first player outside of the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings to win the Monte-Carlo title since No. 31 Alberto Mancini in 1989 (d. Becker).
Monday's rankings will see the 29-year-old Spaniard in the Top 20 for the first time.
In the men's doubles final, Spain's Feliciano López and Marc López lost out Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas (6-3, 3-6, 10-4). They were trying to become the third Spanish team to win the Monte-Carlo title in the Open Era, joining Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in 1988 and Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo in 2008.
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