Nadal wins his 10th Monte-Carlo Masters

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) April 23 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the Monte-Carlo Masters by defeating his countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final to lift the 10th title of his favourite tournament here on Sunday.

Nadal regarded as one of the greatest clay-court players of all time defeated Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-3 in 76 minutes and became the first player in the Open Era to win 10 Monte-Carlo Masters tournaments and 50 career clay-court titles reports Efe.

Since the beginning of the match Ramos-Vinolas ranked World No.24 was subjected to tremendous pressure and managed to save two championship points but eventually hit a double fault on Nadal s third chance to claim victory.

This is also Nadal s 70th ATP World Tour title and his 29th ATP Masters 1000 crown just one title shy of Serbian record-holder Novak Djokovic who has 30 titles to his name.

Sunday s match was the first all left-handed Monte-Carlo Masters final since 2010 when Nadal won the title against compatriot Fernando Verdasco.

It also marks Nadal s perfect 14-0 record of never losing against a fellow Spaniard in an ATP World Tour final.

--IANS
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