World No. 1 Rafa Nadal defeated Ivan Ljubicic today & sends out a message pounding on their heads Rafa is here to dominate! He crushed Ljubicic today with a 6-1 6-3 scoreline in the quarter - finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000. Rafa is going for his record breaking 19th master shield record & a 7 in a row Monte Carlo Rolex Master crown!

“I'm very happy about the victory. That's the truth,” declared Nadal. “Winning 6-1, 6-3 against a difficult player, he was playing well during all this tournament, is a positive result. He didn't play well [today]. That's for sure. Ivan didn't have his best day.” 

Rafa plays Andy Murray next in the semifinal. Nadal takes a 9-4 record into the clash, including straight-sets wins in their two clay-court meetings.

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