Rafa Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev on the men’s side, Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina and Kristina Mladenovic on the women’s side have dominated the clay court season; while world number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber appeared in big trouble. Here’s our recap of who won what.
Men
Marrakech: Borna Coric
Runner-up in Marrakech last year, Borna Coric came back from the brink, saved 5 match points to overcome Philip Kohlschreiber and capture his maiden ATP title.
Monte Carlo: Rafael Nadal
Rafa‘s reign in Monte Carlo continues: he defeated fellow Spaniard Ramos-Vinolas, who stunned Andy Murray en route to his maiden Masters 1000 final. With that victory, Nadal became the first man in the Open Era to win 10 titles at a tournament, and the first to win 50 clay-court titless, surpassing Guillermo Vilas (49).
One week after his 10th Monte Carlo title, Rafael Nadal captured a 10th Barcelona title by beating Dominic Thiem in straight sets 6-4 6-1. Next tournament for Rafa: Madrid.
Enjoy a few pictures from the Barcelona final, credit: Banco Sabadell.
A week after his 10th Monte Carlo title, Rafael Nadal will face Dominic Thiem for a 10th Barcelona title.
Thiem upset world number one Andy Murray in 3 sets to reach his second final of 2017, after his victory in Rio de Janeiro in February. Rafa leads 2-1 in their head-to-head.
Rafael Nadal defeats Horacio Zeballos 6-3 6-4
The clay court season started well for Rafa as he won a 10th Monte Carlo title, a record 50th clay court title!
Here’s the outfit Rafa Nadal will be wearing in Barcelona, Madrid and Rome:
Rafa’s signature shoe, the NikeCourt Lunar Ballistec 1.5:
Nadal’s outfit is available online on nike.com
