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It’s been two years since Rafa last celebrated a title at a major event, in 2014 when he lifted Roland Garros shortly after winning the Madrid Masters.
At the same time, the Spaniard won the 28th title in the Masters tournament, “catching” Djokovic, who enjoyed only a few days the record of the tennis player with the most titles in the Masters.
Nadal’s 100th career final came in an event that from 2005 to 2012 had not allowed anyone to lift the crystal trophy. In 2013, he was again in the final, where he lost, only to come back stronger this year!
With this victory, Rafa has a record of 68-32 in finals and moved into 6th place in the history of the Open Era and is now chasing Rode Laver’s record of 74 titles. Jimmy Connors leads the list with 109 titles, followed by Ivan Lendl with 94, Roger Federer with 88 and John McEnroe with 77.
Regarding the match, the first two sets were close, but in the third Monfis “collapsed” competitively, unable to offer any resistance to his opponent.
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