RAFAEL Nadal pronounced himself “a lucky guy” after sweeping to a seventh straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters by dispatching fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday.

“It would have been impossible to imagine a few years ago winning seven titles here,” Nadal said after a victory in two hours and 16 minutes, his 12th of 16 against his good friend. “I’m a lucky guy to have done this by age 24.”

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