Tag: monte carlo masters

  • Wawrinka Beats Federer – Not a One and Done

    Wawrinka Beats Federer – Not a One and Done

    Winning a big one is hard, but consistency and greatness is even more difficult. The Monte Carlo Masters isn’t a Grand Slam, but it’s an indication that Stansilas Wawrinka might be here for more than just a short period of dominance, as he walked all over Roger Federer to win his first ATP 1000 tournament.

  • Rafael Nadal Too Much For Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo Final

    Rafael Nadal kept one streak alive, and broke another. He won his 8th consecutive Monte Carlo Masters tournament, without dropping a set en route to his first title since the 2011 Roland Garros, while beating Novak Djokovic for the first time after losing to the world’s number one player in their last seven meetings.

  • Rafael Nadal Books Novak Djokovic Final in Monte Carlo

    Rafael Nadal isn’t steamrolling the competition in the Monte Carlo masters like he’s used to, but despite the mediocre ability and the fragile knees, he has made his 8th consecutive final on the first clay tournament of the season, to face the man he hasn’t beaten in a final match for over a year, the world’s #1, Novak Djokovic.

  • Djokovic Better Than Federer & Nadal Heading Into Clay Season

    Rafael Nadal might be the king of clay, but his knee seems to be causing him more problems than ever. Roger Federer has been playing better than anyone for most of 2012 up until now, but he hasn’t won a clay title since May 2012. Novak Djokovic? He won in Miami recently and beat Nadal in two Clay finals last season. Advantage Novak.

  • Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic and Clear Dominance

    Some questions about the world of tennis and the new status quo – Is it a new Djokovic Rule age, a hybrid tour with Nadal ruling the clay or is Rafa still the king? Plus, we can’t leave Federer out of the discussion.