Another great week of claycourt tennis. Another great week of destruction by Rafeal Nadal on the his favourite surface. The Spaniard once again solidified his great form and focus on the games toughest surface. Rafa sliced up or should I say top-spinned all his opponent’s into mercy at the beautiful Monte Carlo Country club.

Rafa looked crisp all week as he took down the likes of Mario Ancic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko and Roger Federer all in straight sets, and took home his 4th straight Monte Carlo final. Nadal truly plays a fine brand of clay-court tennis. He never looks like hes out in a set. He was down at multiple occasion against Ferrer, Davydenko and R-Fed and come back strong in each set. Rafa has now won 99 of his last 100 matches on clay!

Nadal will look forward to continuing his dominance on clay next week in his native Barcelona. His draw looks fairly decent and if fatigue does not set in, Nadal looks to 4-peat there as well. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, if Nadal can win Barcelona, Roma, Hamburg and then Roland Garros, will have to be the single greatest year for any player on clay. Especially considering the fact the tour calender is condensed this year because of the Olympics. Good luck and vamos Rafa!

On to Mr. Federer and his great run to the finals. R-Fed looked great all week as his 9 match winning streak came to an end. All in all Roger has to be happy with his Roland Garros preparation. He already has a title in Estoril to go along with a final appearance in Monaco. It seems as though Jose Higueras will keep his job. Federer will be off next week as he arrives in Rome on Wed to start his preparation for the Roma masters which take place from May 5-11, 2008. Im sure Federer is looking forward to making the final, Im not so sure that he is eager to play Nadal again.

The claycourt season is in full swing, with 2 weeks down and 5 weeks to go. As well the top two players are starting to return towards the winning circle which is good for the game and the fans. I look forward to the coming weeks and the continuation of the Federer/Nadal saga.

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