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Patna : World Number 1 and top seed Rafael Nadal, 31, Spain, entered the final of ATP Monte Carlo Masters 1000 tournament, Monaco, inflicting a crushing defeat on World Number 5 and fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov, 26, Bulgaria, in the semi-finals on April 21, 2018 at . Nadal beat Dimitrov 6-4, 6-1, in an aggressive display of tennis. Nadal now leads Dimitrov 11-1 head to head.
Nadal will meet the winner of the other semi-final betweem World Number 4 Alexander Zverev, 20, and World Number 36 Kei Nishikori, 28, Japan, in the final. Zverev was leading 5-3 in the first set. Nadal had defeated World Number 7 Dominic Thiem, 24, Austria, 6-0, 6-2, in the quarterfinals on April 20, 2018. Nadal has won MonteCarlo singles titles 10 times.