ilovemylife: RAFA NADAL - MONTE CARLO 2012

Updated Sunday, April 21, 2012, 11 :02 p.m. USA/EST

Monte Carlo 2012
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Click image to enlarge. Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the winners trophy after his straight sets victory against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final during day eight of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters, at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 22, 2012 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. April 22, 2012 - Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe.

Click image to enlarge. Rafael Nadal of Spain makes his winners speach listened to by Novak Djokovic of Serbia after the final during day eight of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters, at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 22, 2012 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. April 22, 2012 - Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe.

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Rafa after the match - Behind the scenes
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Monte Carlo - 21012
Round 1
Rafa has a bye

Round 2
Rafael Nadal defeated Jarkko Nieminen
6-4, 6-3
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Round 3
Rafael Nadal defeated Mikhail Kukushkin
6-1, 6-1
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Quarterfinal
Rafael Nadal defeated Stanislas Wawrinka
7-5, 6-4
Friday, April 20, 2012

Semifinal
Rafael Nadal defeated Gilles Simon
6-3, 6-4
Saturday, April 21, 2012

FINAL
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic
6-3, 6-1
Sunday, April 22, 2012
This was the eighth Monte Carlo title in a row won by Rafa.
This is a record.
Rafa regained the record for the most Master Series titles ~
20 Master Series titles

TV
The Tennis Channel
TV Schedule
The Tennis Channels airs LIVE,
but also reairs
most likely in the evening of the day the matches were played.

LIVE Streaming
ESPN has Live and Replays online ~
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Live Scoring

Monte Carlo Pictures of Rafa
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Round 2 Pictures
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Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a backhand in his match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland during day four of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters on April 18, 2012 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. April 18, 2012 - Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe.

Rafael Nadal of Spain thanks the support after his match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland during day four of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters on April 18, 2012 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. April 18, 2012 - Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe.

Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a return to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament tennis match on April 18, 2012 in Monaco. Photo credit: Getty Images.

A reflective Rafael Nadal during his post match press conference Tennis - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2012 - Day Four - Monte-Carlo Country Club. Wednesday April 18, 05:58 PM. Photo credit: Press Association Images.

Rafael Nadal makes a point during his post match press conference Tennis - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2012 - Day Four - Monte-Carlo Country Club. Wednesday April 18, 05:59 PM. Photo credit: Press Association Images.

Round 3 Pictures
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Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after defeating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka, during their quarter final match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Friday, April 20, 2012.

Semifinal Pictures
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Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Gilles Simon of France in their semi-final during day seven of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters, at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 21, 2012 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. April 21, 2012 - Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe. Click image to enlarge.

Final Pictures

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