The world No1 Novak Djokovic became the first player to win the opening three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events when he defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 at Monte Carlo on Sunday.
Djokovic had overpowered the eight-time champion Rafael Nadal to reach the final, not dropping a set on his 2015 clay-court debut this week.
However, the 27-year-old Serb did not have it all his own way in a rain-hit match against Berdych, who had forced a break in the very first game and later rallied to force a deciding set.
Djokovic, though, eventually came through to extend his winning streak to 17 matches and the advantage over Roger Federer in the world rankings to more than 5,000 points.