Nadal Wins the Atp Monte Carlo Masters Series
The Spaniard Rafael Nadal has become the first player to win the Monte Carlo Masters title for the fourth consecutive time last Sunday by beating the world No 1 tennis player the Swiss Roger Federer during their encounter on one of the most exclusive French clay courts.
Nadal who holds a 98-1 winning streak on clay is the strongest favorite to win the French Open for the fourth time in a row; the second Grand Slam of the year will be played next month. Nadal has only lost one time on clay to Roger Federer at the 2007 Hamburg final.
The 21-year-old Nadal improved his personal record against Federer to 9-6 and he remains undefeated in Monte Carlo where the Spaniard player is extremely well liked by the crowd and where he continues his reign for one more year.
On the other hand, Federer who lost his crown at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year won his first title one week ago in Estoril; he was very certain he was going to be able to defeat Nadal as without a doubt he resurrected in Monte Carlo from his dry drought , but it seems there is something still missing.
“I am coming back strong and I’m happy the way things are now,” said the Swiss, who had mononucleosis earlier this year. A few weeks ago I was still in a bit of doubt.”
Following an exchange of breaks, Federer stole Nadal’s serve in the seventh game, only for the Spaniard to break straight back with a cross-court forehand winner.
Nadal put all his energy into the 12th game and claimed the set by retrieving a volley from Federer. The Swiss who had not a good second serve, did not look stand strong enough to beat Nadal.
Despite, the Swiss set all guns blazing during the second set, attacking the net and managing to hold serve after breaking in the first game. We also saw a second set full of crisp volleys and confusing angles on Federer’s part. He broke Nadal at love in the third game, then easily held for 4-0 before Nadal rallied, but this was still not enough… “Disappointing second set,” Federer said. “After playing the right way against him and then letting him back into the match, it was disappointing. Maybe I didn’t play my best.”
Still, Nadal thinks Federer remains the best, even though he got his first title of the year until last week, he had a slow start but he thinks that is normal since no body can be 100% perfect all of the time.
Nadal’s replies to the constant bad press Roger Federer has received over the past months were “I think he doesn’t get enough credit,” Nadal said. “It is impossible to be at 100 percent all your career, he is still No. 1, the best in the world.” But something else it’s also true; Nadal is the King of Clay and his recent win confirms his supremacy on the red courts …Will there be anybody who can stand in his way to capture his fourth French Open? An answer we will have in about four weeks when the action starts at Roland Garros.
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ATP Tennis – Nadal Obtains his 5th Straight Title of Monte Carlo Masters
Rafael Nadal, a Spaniard of 22 years and world No.1, won the final at the Monte Carlo Masters by beating the Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 this past Sunday in two hours and 43 minutes. This is the Spaniardâs 5th straight title in this tournament and he is now the first player to win five consecutive games in Monte Carlo. Moreover, this is also Rafaâs 27th victory at the Monte Carlo Masters and the 21st straight win in clay since his defeat against Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round of the Rome Masters in 2008.
The Spaniard had problems with his serve in the beginning of the match, trailing 3-1 in the first four games, but he recuperated from that bad start and won five games in a row to win the set 6-3. Then, before the start of the second set, the Serbian needed a back massage and it seemed that was the end for Djokovic. However, the Spaniard struggled with his serve and Djokovic took advantage of that, breaking Nadal several times by sticking behind the baseline and beating him off the net. The Serbian won the second set comfortably 2-6. That was the first set that Rafa lost since the final against Roger Federer in 2006 at this tournament.
The third set, however, was key for the Spaniard. After Djokovic lost three break points needed to win, his game went down completely and he lost his focus. Nadal took advantage of Djokovicâs breakdown, and using his experience in finals, completely destroyed the Serbian with impressive plays, winning the set 6-1. For Rafa Nadal this was a tough win in clay but a memorable one since it is his fifth title.
âIt is always really important for me start the clay season like this, for the confidence,” said the world No.1. âTo win another time here is more than a dream for me, is unbelievable, a fifth title here in Monte Carlo. I never expect something like this,â stated the Spaniard champion.
The Serbian, on the other hand, expressed his satisfaction with his performance after the game, and even though he did not play the way he was supposed to in certain moments of the match, he thought this final match was one of his best performances against Rafa Nadal on clay surface.Â
Moreover, since this tournament turned professional in 1968, no one has matched Nadalâs feat: 5 victories in a row. Some players like Reggie Doherty won the tournament on several occasions but never so many in straight years. It is certain that Nadal has made history in Monte Carlo. Now he hopes that next year he will play well enough to get his sixth title.
The Spaniardâs next tournament will be the Open Banca Sabadell tournament in Spain, where he will play against the winner of the match between a qualifier and Yen-Shun Lu in the first round. If he wins this tournament, it will also be for the fifth time in a row.
Congratulations to this amazing Spaniard player and best of the luck to the world No.1 Rafa in the following tournament.
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Rafael Nadal Beats Verdasco In Monte Carlo Finals
CLAY COURT King Rafael Nadal defeated his friend and country mate Fernando Verdasco in straight sets 6-0, 6-1 in the finals
of Monte Carlo Championship. The match ended after one hour 25 minutes with lots of power hitting from both the players.
After losing the match against his dear friend, Verdasco said “When he plays like that,” “no one can beat him.” And the
statement is pretty true because on the clay court he plays like god that no one can stand among his backhands and forehands.
After winning the Monte Carlo trophy Nadal seemed pleased and he will he will be heading to his next test, in Barcelona but
playing at the Madrid is looking pretty difficult as no commitment yet from and Rome is also in the line-up.
But the most awaited Rolland Garros as his country will be starting in a month which will be the most crucial title for
Nadal as he has a record of winning this title consecutively.
However, Nadal was not playing well if we look at his previous records, Rafa has not able to win a title since last 11 months
but this win at Monte Carlo must have boosted his winning confident and will help him to win further tournaments.
He was not able to perform previously because of his knee injury and sore abdominals, and played poorly in the Australian
Open, coming to life briefly in losing to Andy Murray but he had bounce in his feet for Monte Carlo.
Rafael Nadal will be facing many big names in between his title like Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Verdasco, Ferrer, Ferrero,
Del Potro, Soderling, Berdych and Nalbandian.
So let’s see what the powerful, never say die attitude Rafa do to win further title as the journey is still hard and many
obstacles will be there for him. Let’s hope Nadal performs to his potential in the coming tournaments and win many titles.
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Nadal won the Monte Carlo Master Title
Rafael Nadal finished up a fifth successive Monte Carlo Masters title and is overcoming preferred to create it five in a row at the French Open, but his uncle and coach Toni is still not pleased.
World No.1 Nadal played a 6-3 2-6 6-1 triumph over Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday to equal the five titles achieved by New Zealander Anthony Wilding a century before.
He is now 23-1 in clay court finals, with his only defeat coming at Hamburg in May 2007 to Roger Federer and has attracted level with the Swiss with 14 Masters Crowns.
Nadal said, “He performed a good third set, but it’s understandable he must play superior to this week”. He was losing a little confidence in his game and you could see that his serve was amazingly weak. But it’s the first tournament on clay this season for him and I hope that with some more matches, it’ll get better. We award that there’s a lot of work to do before Roland Garros. But he still achieved. It’s a very imperative tournament for us and to win for a fifth time is incredible.”
Nadal, who has now a 139-4 winning record on clay since 2005, insists that thoughts of a fifth French Open victory are at the back of his mind with the Barcelona and Rome Masters to come in between a return to Paris.
Nadal further said after gathering his third title this season following the Australian Open and Indian Wells Masters, “I am not thinking about Roland Garros so far, I’m paying attention on Barcelona and Rome, there are more significant tournaments before Paris”.
“It’s amazing to win and achieve five titles in Monte Carlo. If I had to choose one Masters Series to win before the season it would be here. I found myself very well physically and mentally on the court.”
Djokovic, the world number three, valued Nadal’s claycourt power.
“You just have to pay attention on every single point because you have a player on the other side of the net that doesn’t actually give you any points,” said the Serbian. You could see him at 5-1 in the third set; he played like its 5-all. He really doesn’t worry about the consequence. He just wishes to provide his best every solitary point. Therefore he’s very exclusive and unique and that’s why he’s the most excellent now.”
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Murray will begin again while Federer leaves
Andy Murray improved from a deprived beginning to lead Italy’s Fabio Fognini by a set when rain halted third round play at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The Briton was leading 7-6 (13-11) 1-0 after improving from 5-0 down in the starting set on Court des Princes.
Murray will begin again at 0930 BST on Wednesday, with a potency quarter final to follow later on in the day. Roger Federer’s fights continued as he downed 6-4 7-5 to fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka on Thursday.
The world number two had received a wildcard into the occasion as he appears for a first title since October.
Federer said, “I was producing a little too many faults that sort of gave him the benefit. I just thought Stan played well. I’m pleased and contented for him that he has made progressed so much in the last couple years. He’s lastly building a push, acquiring close to top players and crushing top players like myself. I think it’s big for him.”
Federer downs Italian Andreas Seppi easily sufficient in his starting match but 13th seed Wawrinka, who achieved the Olympic doubles title with Federer in Beijing, proved far tougher. The beginning of play was late by over five hours and saw Murray’s match changed to the second show court, while Federer got centre stage on Court Central.
But it was Wawrinka who burst serve in the seventh game when he changed his sixth break point, while Federer had yet to manage one. The natural mistakes that have haunted Federer all year continued to run and, after the pair swapped breaks at the beginning of the second set, an untamed forehand put Wawrinka forward once more at 6-5.
Federer made two break points as Wawrinka served for the match but the fewer heralded Swiss held his courage and defended back to get his first match point, and claim a first win over his compatriot in three meetings.
Wawrinka said, “It was not such a trouble free match but of course I am pretty happy to have achieved it. I am a little bit uncomfortable to celebrate it.”
The world number 108 stormed into a twice smash lead but unsuccessful to serve out at the first chance and paid the price. Murray rose in confidence, spinning off five games in a row to draw level before Fognini gathered himself adequately to force a tie break.
And it demonstrated to be an amazing climax to the set as both players frequently took, and threw away, the initiative.
The couple had seen three set points apiece go begging before Murray lastly changed the fourth when the Italian missed a break, and the rain that followed gave Fognini a welcome opportunity to regroup before the match resumes on Friday.
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Competitors yet afraid of Federer
Roger Federer can have misplaced his position at the top of the rankings but he stays a tremendously formidable adversary, his rivals said.
The Swiss star has not succeeded to win a tournament in this year and smashed a racquet in an out of character outburst in Miami.
The world number one Rafeal Nadal said, “He’s completed a Grand Slam final and two Master Series semis.”
And on the other hand world number two Djokovic said, “He gained it all for four years and now he loses and misses a few he’s not in crisis”.
I did detect it strange that he cracked his racquet at Miami, he who always keeps peaceful. But these things occur when you are disturbed on the court,” added the Serbian.
Federer, 27, has won 13 Grand Slam occasions but only one, last year’s US Open, out of the last six. Nadal exchanged Federer at the top of the rankings last August, and the Swiss player has never defeated him at a Grand Slam event outside of SW19.
The usually reserved Federer burst into tears after losing to Nadal in the Australian Open final in February, giving the critics with advance ammunition that the Swiss player’s game was in refuse. France’s Gilles Simon has crushed Federer on each of the two events they have met, but the Frenchman was similarly admiring as Nadal and Djokovic. “For me, on a good day, he still is the excellent player in the world,” he said.
Breaking ranks, Fernando Verdasco of Spain proposed Federer was struggling psychologically with having to accept he was no more as prevalent as he had once been.
Two years before he was winning and gaining everything. Now, since the start of the year, he has been crushed by Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray. Psychologically it is not easy to manage. Federer is due to start his clay court season in Monte Carlo against Italian Andreas Seppi on Wednesday.
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Federer will now in Monte Carlo
The World top ranked Roger Roger Federer has received and accepted a wildcard to play in upcoming week’s Monte Carlo Masters.
The 27 year old, Federer a three time finalist, initially selected to skip the event for scheduling reasons but has had a alteration of heart as he attempts to discover some form.
Federer has not succeeded to win a tournament since October and played badly in his most recent defeat to Novak Djokovic in Miami. The Swiss has ended runner up three times in Monte Carlo, missing 7-5 7-5 to Rafael Nadal in last year’s final.
The tournaments director Zeljko Franulovic said, “A few months before I declared that Roger had not intended to participate as he had customized his clay court training. But, recognizing his connectivity to the tournament, we never misplaced hope that he would nevertheless be there this year; we have been confirmed true and are very proud.”
On the other hand World’s number one Nadal will be going for a record fifth straight title this year. American Andy Roddick will be the only member of the world’s top 10 losing at the clay-court tournament, which starts next week.
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