'Disaster' as Nadal's bid for 12th Monte Carlo title ended by Rublev | Malay Mail

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MONTE CARLO, April 17 ― Rafael Nadal's bid for a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title was shattered by Russia's Andrey Rublev, who swept to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 quarter-final win yesterday with the great Spaniard admitting his serve was “a disaster”. Nadal, bidding to reach the semi-finals of a Masters...

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Despite yesterday's setback, 34-year-old Nadal will still be favourite to capture a 13th Roland Garros title in June and record-setting 21st major. World number eight Rublev will face unseeded Casper Ruud, who put out defending champion Fabio Fognini, for a place in the final. Yesterday, the 23-year-old won the first set in 38 minutes but Nadal then pocketed the last four games of the 73-minute second set to level the contest.In the decider, Rublev held his nerve, breaking the Spaniard three times on his way to a famous win, his first in three meetings with Nadal.“But you can't expect win against a player like him losing my serve I don't know how many times ― six, seven times? It's too much.

 

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