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In 101 matches dating back to 2005 Monte Carlo, Nadal has lost only 1 match and only 26 sets:
2008 total (through Barcelona R16): 0 sets
1 set: 2007 Roland Garros Final, Roger Federer, 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
1 set: 2007 Hamburg Masters SF, Lleyton Hewitt, 2-6 6-3 7-5
2 sets: 2007 Hamburg Masters Final, Roger Federer, 6-2 2-6 0-6
1 set: 2007 Rome Masters SF, Nikolai Daydenko, 7-6(3) 6-7[8] 6-4
1 set: 2006 Davis Cup, Filippo Volandri, 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros R32, Paul Henri-Mathieu, 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros R16, Leyton Hewitt, 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros Final, Roger Federer, 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
1 set: 2006 Rome Masters R64, Carlos Moya, 6-1 2-6 6-2
2 set: 2006 Rome Masters Final, Roger Federer, 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
1 set: 2006 Barcelona QF, Jarkko Niemenen 4-6 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2006 Monte Carlo Masters SF, Gaston Gaudio, 5-7 6-1 6-1
1 set: 2006 Monte Carlo Masters Final, Roger Federer 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5)
1 set: 2005 Davis Cup, Andreas Seppi, 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4
1 set: 2005 Bastad Final, Tomas Berdych, 2-6 6-2 6-4
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros R16, Sebastian Grosjean, 6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros SF, Roger Federer, 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros Final, Mariano Puerta, 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5
1 set: 2005 Rome Masters QF, Radek Stepanek, 5-7 6-1 6-1
1 set: 2005 Rome Masters SF, David Ferrer, 4-6 6-4 7-5
2 sets: 2005 Rome Masters Final, Guillermo Coria, 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(6)
1 set: 2005 Monte Carlo Masters SF, Gasquet, 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2005 Monte Carlo Masters Final, Coria, 6-3 6-1 0-6 7-5
Out of all these players, the only ones to have taken multiple sets off of Nadal are:
Federer: 8 sets
Coria: 3 sets
Hewitt: 2 sets
With Nadal's closest rival on clay to be Federer, and Federer couldn't win a set when he was up 2 breaks at 4-0 in the 2nd set at Monte Carlo, who can take a set off Nadal this year?
2008 total (through Barcelona R16): 0 sets
1 set: 2007 Roland Garros Final, Roger Federer, 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
1 set: 2007 Hamburg Masters SF, Lleyton Hewitt, 2-6 6-3 7-5
2 sets: 2007 Hamburg Masters Final, Roger Federer, 6-2 2-6 0-6
1 set: 2007 Rome Masters SF, Nikolai Daydenko, 7-6(3) 6-7[8] 6-4
1 set: 2006 Davis Cup, Filippo Volandri, 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros R32, Paul Henri-Mathieu, 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros R16, Leyton Hewitt, 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2
1 set: 2006 Roland Garros Final, Roger Federer, 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
1 set: 2006 Rome Masters R64, Carlos Moya, 6-1 2-6 6-2
2 set: 2006 Rome Masters Final, Roger Federer, 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
1 set: 2006 Barcelona QF, Jarkko Niemenen 4-6 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2006 Monte Carlo Masters SF, Gaston Gaudio, 5-7 6-1 6-1
1 set: 2006 Monte Carlo Masters Final, Roger Federer 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5)
1 set: 2005 Davis Cup, Andreas Seppi, 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4
1 set: 2005 Bastad Final, Tomas Berdych, 2-6 6-2 6-4
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros R16, Sebastian Grosjean, 6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros SF, Roger Federer, 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2005 Roland Garros Final, Mariano Puerta, 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5
1 set: 2005 Rome Masters QF, Radek Stepanek, 5-7 6-1 6-1
1 set: 2005 Rome Masters SF, David Ferrer, 4-6 6-4 7-5
2 sets: 2005 Rome Masters Final, Guillermo Coria, 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(6)
1 set: 2005 Monte Carlo Masters SF, Gasquet, 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
1 set: 2005 Monte Carlo Masters Final, Coria, 6-3 6-1 0-6 7-5
Out of all these players, the only ones to have taken multiple sets off of Nadal are:
Federer: 8 sets
Coria: 3 sets
Hewitt: 2 sets
With Nadal's closest rival on clay to be Federer, and Federer couldn't win a set when he was up 2 breaks at 4-0 in the 2nd set at Monte Carlo, who can take a set off Nadal this year?
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