At Monte-Carlo, Nadal made it to his ninth consecutive final at the event, and fifth of the year, where he met world no.1 Novak Djokovic, Nadal lost in straight sets, recording his first defeat at the event since 2004.
At Monte-Carlo, Nadal made it to his ninth consecutive final at the event, and fifth of the year, where he met world no.1 Novak Djokovic for the pair's 34th meeting. Despite dropping only one set en route to the final, Nadal lost in straight sets, recording his first defeat at the event since 2004.