Spain’s Rafael Nadal holds his trophy during the awarding ceremony following the final tennis match against France’s Gael Monfils at the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament in Monaco on Monday. Nadal defeated Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 to win a record ninth title at the Monte Carlo Masters. AFP PHOTO
Spain’s Rafael Nadal holds his trophy during the awarding ceremony following the final tennis match against France’s Gael Monfils at the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament in Monaco on Monday. Nadal defeated Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 to win a record ninth title at the Monte Carlo Masters. AFP PHOTO

BARCELONA: Fresh from claiming his first title in nearly two years at the Monte Carlo Masters, Rafael Nadal can tie Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 clay court titles on home soil at the Barcelona Open this week.

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