http://tinyurl.com/cpuxy9 RAFA IS ONE STEP FROM MAKING HISTORY, AGAIN! Top-ranked Rafa Nadal stretched his unbelievable winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters Series event to 26 matches by beating World No.4 Andy Murray today, and moved one step closer to a fifth consecutive title. 豆豆打敗Murray之後，在蒙地卡羅的連勝來到26場，並離五連霸更進一步。 The World No.1 needed just over 2 hours of play to beat the 21-year-old Scottish player (who had never been past the third round of a clay court tournament before) in straight sets, 6-2 7-6 and is happy to know that he continues to maintain an amazing 137-4 five-year clay-court record. 豆豆花了兩個小時，以6-2 7-6擊敗之前從未在此打到第三輪以後的Murray。過去 五年來的紅土戰績是137勝4敗。 In Sunday's final, the defending champion will face world number three Novak Djokovic, who survived an intense three-set-battle (6-4, 6-1, 6-3.) against Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. 週日的決賽豆豆將會碰上No.3的Djokovic。 Rafa and Novak have played a total of 15 times before, with the 'Spanish Bull' winning 11 of those matches. The last time they played each other was a few weeks back at the Spain vs. Serbia Davis Cup tie played in Benidorn (which Rafa won) and the last time Novak beat Rafa was at the Cincinnati Masters Series in 2008. Rafa與Nole過去曾交手過15次，Rafa以11勝領先。最近一次對戰是今年台維斯盃第一輪 (Rafa勝)。最近一次敗於Nole則是去年的辛辛那提大師賽。 If Rafa wins the final tomorrow, not only would he have managed an incredible 5-in-a-row, never-done-before kind of feat, but also, he would be one title away from equalling Reggie Doherty’s 6 titles won from 1897-99 and 1902-04. 如果明天Rafa贏了，不只會達成前所未有的五連霸，並且只差一座就可以追平由 Reggie Doherty所保持的6座Monte Carlo冠軍紀錄(1897-99, 1902-04)。 -- ATP’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD: ATP’s official website informed the world today that they have presented Rafa Nadal with the 2008 ATP Player of the Year Award during La Grande Nuit du Tennis of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday night. ATP官網上有說他們已經在週五晚於La Grande Nuit du Tennis of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters頒發年度最佳球員獎給Rafa了。 (相關新聞: http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/en/news/newsarticle_3236.asp ) “The prestigious award was bestowed on the 22-year-old after an exceptional 2008 season. He is the first Spaniard to be crowned ATP World Tour champion after becoming the first left-hander to finish No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings since John McEnroe”. "這個重要的獎項頒給22歲的豆豆，因為他2008有個非常出色的球季。他是開放年 代後，繼John McEnroe後第二位左手球員。" Congratulations Rafa! -- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 ATP World No.1 ╭───────────────╮ │§ Ｒａｆａｅｌ　Ｎａｄａｌ §│ ╰───────────────╯ --

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