Breakthrough season: recalling Nadal’s victory in Monte Carlo
Triumph in 2005 was one of 11 titles Spaniard captured that year — eight of them on clay
19 April 2020 - 21:20
Paris — Rafael Nadal celebrated the 15th anniversary of his first Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday, a victory that sparked a breakthrough season, a maiden Grand Slam triumph at Roland Garros and set the Spaniard on the road to becoming one of the sport’s greatest players.
Nadal was just 18 when he beat Guillermo Coria in the 2005 Monte Carlo final. Two years earlier, he had offered tennis a glimpse of the future when, at 16, he stunned French Open champion Albert Costa on the famous red clay on the shores of the Mediterranean...
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