Rafael Nadal charged back to clay-court supremacy with overwhelming force Sunday, crushing Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 to claim an unprecedented sixth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters. The Spaniard also ended a personal dry spell as he charged to his first title since defeating Novak Djokovic last May in the Rome final. The intervening months have been a test for the world No. 3, who has dealt with knee problems and a loss of his championship form. The four-time Roland Garros champion returned to form with one of the most brilliant efforts of his storied career, losing a total of just 14 games and winning three matches with the loss of just one game in each. “This has been an unbelievable week for me, it was very emotional for me,” said the overjoyed winner, who buried his face in his towel in victory as the enormity of his success began to sink in. “I'm sorry for today Fernando,” he joked to his Davis Cup teammate, who now has a 0-10 record against Nadal. Nadal claimed his 32nd straight win at Monte Carlo and remains undefeated at the venue since 2003. Nadal becomes the first player in the post-1968 Open era to win a tournament title for six straight years and gives Spain its eighth winner in the last nine tournaments. He improved to 16-6 his record at the Masters 1000 level as he claimed the 26th clay title of his career, having lost his only two clay finals against Roger Federer, in Hamburg in 2007 and Madrid in 2009. Stosur wins WTA title In South Carolina, Australian Samantha Stosur crushed Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-3 in Sunday's final of the Family Circle Cup to claim her second WTA Tour title. With her forehand in scintillating form, the fourth seed delivered a ruthless display on the green claycourt surface at Daniel Island. Stosur broke her opponent three times to sweep through the opening set in 18 minutes. Trailing 0-3 and 15-40 on serve in the second, seventh-seeded Zvonareva won her first game of the match after smashing her racket to the ground three times in frustration. Although Stosur was broken in the seventh, she immediately broke back for 5-3 before serving out for the title.
