Nadal has won his second consecutive masters tournaments by beating Guillermo Coria in an epic 5 hour battle 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(8). But there'll be no rest for Nadal, it's straight off to Hamburg where he'll be attempting to capture all three clay court masters tournaments in the same year, a feat that I don't think any player has achieved before. After that I imagine he'll take a well deserved breather before Roland Garros.
I'm more impressed than ever with Nadal. Beating an experienced grifter like Coria in a 5 setter is no mean feat. All credit to his incredible tenacity. Surely he's learnt much since his QF defeat to Hewitt at the Australian Open. At this rate Federer's going to miss out on the French again this year.
According to ATP Marat played 'flawless tennis'. There's something he hasn't done for a while. I'm hoping he'll get up at Hamburg and be a genuine threat at the French.