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Nadal outclass Nishikori to win 11th Monte Carlo Masters

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Last updated: August 22, 2019 8:05 pm
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Published: April 22, 2018
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World number one, Rafa Nadal beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 to claim the Monte Carlo Masters title for the 11th time on Sunday.

Despite causing some problems early in the first set, breaking Nadal at 1-1 to lead 2-1. Nadal fought back to win the next four games before serving out the first set.The Spaniard gave no chance to Nishikori in the second set taking a 5-1 lead and eventually winning the match in one hour and 34 minutes.

Nadal’s straight set victory over the world number 36 stretched his winning streak on clay to 36 in a row.

It’s also the 16-time grand slam champion’s third successive Monte Carlo Masters title, having won 8 in a row between 2005-2012.

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The win prepares the Spaniard for the upcoming Barcelona Open next week and the French Open next month.

Nadal is the defending champion of the Barcelona Open and also a 10-time winner.

Nishikori who just returned from a four month right wrist injury in January will rise from his current ranking of 36 to top 20.

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