Rafa was given a special plaque honoring his historic Monte-Carlo run.
No player in the Open Era has ever won a tournament 7 straight times.
Remember, this ain't no rinkydink tourny either, it's a Masters 1000.
And until a couple of years ago it was mandatory.
He is 39-1 at M-C with his lone loss coming in '03 - before he was Rafa.
Looking at his draw this year I would be surprised in he didn't make the final.
But the big question mark is the knee. And Novak.
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A look back at Rafa's 7 historic Monte-Carlo finals:
2005 he defeated Guillermo Coria - 63 61 06 75
2006 he defeated Roger Federer - 62 67(2) 63 76(5)
2007 he defeated Roger Federer - 64 64
2008 he defeated Roger Federer - 75 75
2009 he defeated Novak Djokovic - 63 26 61
2010 he defeated Fernando Verdasco - 60 61
2011 he defeated David Ferrer - 64 75
2012 he defeated... whoops, I'm ahead of myself.
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