The top seed at Monte Carlo Novak Djokovic and no 3 seed Rafael Nadal will clash on sunday 21 April, 2013 at for Monte carlo title for second straight year. Both of these guys reached into the final by beating their opponents comrehensively in straight sets.
Djokovic beat Fobio Fognini by 62 61. Djokovic was a little bit struggling due to transition from hard to dust. Therefore he had to come from a set down in his first two matches. But he managed to play at higher level at clay also and his performance started to improve as rounds passed. In the semi final he gave no chance to Fobio Fognini who reached here by beating Tomas Berdych. In this match Djokovic fired 3 aces with no double fault. His first serve %age was 70%. And he won 82% of these points. His second serve was also impressive he won 9 out of 12 points on his second serve. He produced 6 break points and made full use of opportunities and converted 4 of them. During all this match of just 53 minutes Djokovic did not face a single break point.
In another semi final Nadal beat Tsonga by 63 76(3). Nadal took about 1 and 37 minutes to beat the French man. Nadal's first serve %age was 80%. He won 71% of points on his first serve. He also won 62% of points on his second serve. He saved 5 of 7 break points that he faced. The key to victory was conversion of break point opportunities. He converted 4 of ten break points that he produced. Nadal is bidding for his 9th straight title at Monte Carlo country club. And he has to face Djokovic again to achieve that fate. For Djokovic it is huge opportunity to make history by breaking such a long winning streak of Nadal. Although Nadal leads head to head by 12-2 on clay but Djokovic is more determined to win that match than ever.
He said about his match against Nadal. "I am not going to play this match at my best, but i am going into this match to win this". This match would be an epic as tennis world is expecting. But time is the ultimate Judge, lets see what happens.
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