Djokovic ends Nadal's Monte Carlo reign

MANILA, Philippines – Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters with a clinical 6-2, 7-6 victory in the final. The Serbian celebrated his 14th Masters crown and became the first player to defeat Nadal in three different finals on clay, having already beaten the Spaniard in Madrid and Rome in 2011. Nadal, the only player to win a tournament eight times in a row, had enjoyed a 46-match winning streak at the claycourt Masters event before Djokovic prevailed to claim his first title in Monte Carlo. -- Mornings @ ANC, April 22, 2013