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Nadal All Smiles In Monte-Carlo

Rafael Nadal insists he has never been good with numbers, but with the sun shining at the Monte-Carlo Country Club a familiar smile has returned to his face. The Spaniard’s record at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters is staggering — 10 titles from 11 finals, a 46-match winning streak from 2005-13 and a 63-4 mark overall. “It’s been a love story between me and this event, the people who run the tournament,” Nadal said.  But the tournament’s oldest champion in the Open Era (at 30 years, 10 months in 2017) is clear this week on his primary objective: to complete the tournament. After more than two weeks on the red dirt, muscle memory in how he moves, plays and constructs points...

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