ATP MAsters Series 1000 Monte-Carlo - Men's Final Preview
1 Novak Djokovic vs 3 Rafael Nadal - H2H: 19-14/Rafa
Round 34 will be played on Rafa's turf. Well, Nole's turf too.
Rafa is going for a 9th straight title at MC and Nole has made MC his home.
Let's breakdown the head-to-head a little more:
Clay: 12-2/Rafa --- Finals: 8-7/Rafa --- at M-C: 2-0/Rafa
On paper it looks like Rafa's match. But he's still on the comeback trail.
It'll be a huge test. But Factor in Nole's ankle problem.
Who know's. I'd bet Rafa in a 3 set thriller. But really it's 50-50.
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ATP Masters Series 1000 Monte-Carlo - Men's Semifinals
3 Rafael Nadal d 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 63 76(3)
For the 2nd match in-a-row Rafa made a mess of the 2nd set.
Let's see... he served for it twice and had match point in 2 JW games.
Rafa will go for a 9th straight title in a tourney he calls his favorite.
It's amazing. It's unprecendented. It's historic.
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ATP Masters Series 1000 Monte-Carlo - Men's Semifinals
1 Novak Djokovic d Fabio Fognini - 62 61
What ankle injury?
Nole is in his 3rd MC final - he lost the last 2 to RafaL '09 & '12.
He is looking for his 14th M1000 title and 37th on the ATP tour.
His main focus this year is a title at Roland Garros.
This would be a major first step in obtaining that goal.
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