By AFPMore by this AuthorMONTE CARLOWorld number one Rafael Nadal swept aside Grigor Dimitrov to ease into his 12th Monte Carlo Masters final with a 6-4, 6-1 victory on Saturday. "Every year is different and equally special," said Nadal, after beating Dimitrov for the 11th time in 12 meetings. Nadal came through a tight first set but always looked too strong for Dimitrov and raced through the second in half an hour. Dimitrov immediately put Nadal's serve under pressure with two perfectly-judged lobs forcing deuce, but the top seed came through an eight-minute opener. That effectively ended Dimitrov's chances, and Nadal broke to love in the second game of the second set.

Source: Daily Nation April 21, 2018 15:00 UTC