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Nadal's monopoly on clay indefinite

By Ravi Ubha
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, April 16, 2009

It was just like old times Wednesday. Impresario Rafael Nadal cruised in his 2009 clay-court opener at the Monte Carlo Masters and Roger Federer wasn't much worse. The two are still favored to meet in the French Open final for a fourth straight year. There's little predictability, meanwhile, among the women. Here are five burning questions leading into the heart of the clay-court season. How do you stop Rafa? The only thing that can stop Nadal on clay is an inspired opponent who is g ...

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