Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils are two of the best—if not the best—showmen in tennis.
They lived up to the billing, and then some, in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday.
Playing in his 100th career final, Nadal defeated the Frenchman, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0, in an endlessly entertaining marathon for his ninth career Monte Carlo Masters title and first trophy of the season.
The match, which lasted two hours and forty-five minutes, was a thrilling back-and-forth affair filled with jaw-dropping winners, exceptionally impressive rallies and many plot twists.