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MONACO — Fabio Fognini ended Rafael Nadal’s long winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters, stunning him, 6-4, 6-2, Saturday to reach the final for the first time and hand Nadal his first defeat here since 2015.
Fognini, the 13th-seeded Italian, had beaten Nadal twice before on clay, and also once at the United States Open in five sets, but this was arguably the most impressive victory.
Not since the 2005 final, a five-setter which Nadal won in four sets, had the 11-time champion Nadal been beaten, 6-0, in a set here.