MADRID, (Reuters) – A relentless Novak Djokovic dethroned clay king Rafa Nadal on the Spaniard’s home soil and maintained his extraordinary season when he stunned the world number one 7-5 6-4 to win the Madrid Masters title ysterday.
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 McEnroe’s 42-match streak in 1984.
The defeat marked Nadal’s first reverse on his beloved clay in 38 matches since he fell to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the