OK, this clay court streak is stretching far longer than I expected. Does this add more pressure to Rafael Nadal as he tries to win a third-straight French Open title next month? I'm starting to think nothing and no one can stop this man on clay! He won his 77th consecutive match on the red dirt Sunday to win his third consecutive Rome Masters title, beating sixth-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 6-2 in the final.
The win gave Nadal his 13th consecutive claycourt title and was his fourth tournament win of 2007. With Roger Federer experiencing a strange slump this spring, I think the sky is the limit for Nadal until the grasscourt season begins.
At courtside Nadal said: 'It's incredible. To win here for a third time is a dream. Fernando made far more mistakes than usual and I took advantage of that.'