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Rafael Nadal will be in Monte Carlo tomorrow. He will take on poker player Vanessa Selbst in a heads-up charity game at 6 pm CEST.

@RafaelNadal arriving tomorrow to Monte Carlo. He will practice in the afternoon. At 6 pm has an event at the Casino with Poker Stars

— B1PR (@b1pr) April 10, 2014

• Rafa Nadal to face off against Vanessa Selbst in Monte Carlo (via pokerstarsblog.com)

… The world’s number one tennis player and PokerStars ambassador, Rafa Nadal, will face the world’s best female poker player, Vanessa Selbst, in a heads-up poker game at Casino de Monte Carlo on Friday, April 11.

• What’s on the Line in the Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic Rivalry in Monte Carlo? (via bleacherreport.com)

… Monte Carlo is where it will really get serious for the Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic rivalry. It’s the first stop of the European clay-court season and longtime watchtower to Nadal’s Roland Garros fortress. But this time Djokovic comes in as the defending champion and a three-match winning streak versus Nadal.

• Rafa Nadal es el deportista más conocido a nivel mundial (via personalitymedia.es)

… Según los datos del informe, Rafa Nadal es el deportista español con mayor conocimiento internacional, con una media del 75%. Pero además, el estudio arroja datos interesantes por distintos países, donde podemos ver como varían estos deportistas.

• 2014 Marquee Clay Schedules: Follow Nadal, Djokovic And Federer On The Road To Roland Garros (via tennis-x.com)
• Djokovic Closing On Nadal In No. 1 Battle (via ATP World Tour)

… There will be no opportunity for Djokovic to return to No. 1 at next week’s Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he is the defending champion after ending Nadal’s eight-year reign last year. Indeed, while there is a possibility that Djokovic could usurp the Spaniard as early as mid-May on the Monday after the Mutua Madrid Open, it is more likely that any change at the top – if indeed there is one at all – would come deep into the clay-court season, possibly at Roland Garros in early June.

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VIDEOS:

• Rafael Nadal hitting against two players at the same time
• ATP World Tour Uncovered Clay Preview
• El Rey del polvo – Court Central revive los mejores puntos de Rafael Nadal en el Master 1000 de Monte Carlo, se coronó en ocho de los últimos nueve abiertos.