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#TBT: Nadal, Djokovic Duke it out in 2009 Monte-Carlo Final



How do you establish dominance at one of tennis’s most prestigious clay-court events, win 46 consecutive matches and eight straight titles and strike fear into the hearts of all comers?

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You win points like this against brilliant players (see video above) like Novak Djokovic in high-stakes finals (Nadal would go on to notch the 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 win for his fifth of eight consecutive Monte-Carlo titles).

And you do it over and over and over again until they label you the king.

Thanks to Tennis TV for this truly brilliant clip. They probably didn’t have to look too hard to find it—Nadal and Djokovic have a way of bringing out the most incredible clay-court tennis in one another. Their norms are the exceptions for many others.

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