Nadal crushes Federer in Monaco http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6581541.stm Clay king Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters title for the third straight year by beating top seed and big rival Roger Federer in the final. The Spaniard won 6-4 6-4 to register his 67th straight victory on clay and make it five wins out of five against Federer on that surface. Nadal, who broke once in each set, fended off three break points in the first set but faced none thereafter. Federer has now lost in three events in a row for the first time since 2003. It is 20-year-old Nadal's eighth Masters Series title and he has not been beaten on clay since April 2005. He beat Federer last year in the Monte Carlo Masters, the Rome Masters and the French Open finals. The left-handed Spaniard, who did not drop a set in the tournament, is the first man since Ilie Nastase (1971-1973) to win the Monte Carlo title for the third year in a row. "It is an honour to be up against Federer here in Monte Carlo and to win for the third time," Nadal admitted after the win. Federer made 38 unforced errors - half on his forehand - and Nadal won on his second match point when Federer sent a backhand long. "Congratulations to Rafa," said the world number one. "What he has achieved is fantastic. "I will try again to beat him in Rome, Hamburg and here in Monte Carlo next year." -- Soulmates never die --

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