Brilliant Djokovic stuns Nadal to claim Madrid Masters

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Brilliant Djokovic stuns Nadal to claim Madrid Masters

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The Serb took down the clay king and world number one Rafael Nadal in straight sets.

09 May,2011 08:46 am

A pumped-up Novak Djokovic dethroned clay king Rafa Nadal on the Spaniards home soil and maintained his extraordinary run in the season when he stunned the world number one 7-5 6-4 to win the Madrid Masters title.The Serbian second seed ground down the local favourite and defending champion during a succession of ferocious rallies to record his 32nd consecutive win of a defeat-free 2011, the best season start since John McEnroes 42-match streak in 1984.The defeat marked Nadals first reverse on his beloved clay in 38 matches since he fell to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the 2009 French Open and denied him a third title on the red dirt during a month after he won back-to-back at the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open in April.Djokovic, who had never beaten Nadal on clay in nine previous attempts, now has six titles this year, including the Australian Open and the Masters in Indian Wells and Miami.