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Tennis Tickets - Rafael Nadal Wins at Monte-Carlo, Eyes French Open

Rafael Nadal is back in a big way, and he's not letting a nagging injury detract him from back-to-back wins in France. The 23-year-old Spaniard captured his first win in almost a year during the second week in April, when he defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal is now focusing on this month's French Open to reclaim his throne at the top of the ATP.

Nadal sat out the recent Barcelona Open BancSabadell and let his ranking drop before coming back to the top of dominance at Rome, and he'll look forward to another win in France this spring as he travels to Paris' State Roland Garros. Nadal looks fierce on clay so far this season and has already accrued four career championships at the French Open, making him a top contender for the title again this year. On-court nemesis Roger Federer snatched the Grand Slam title from under him last year, but this year's finals match could come down to yet another Nadal-Federer showdown.

Spectators with <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/tennis-tickets/">tennis tickets</a> to the 2010 French Open are salivating at the thought of yet another Nadal-Federer final, and with the two tennis stars neck-and-neck going into this part of the season, it's very plausible that they will meet each other on the court during the finals in early June.

As of now, Federer leads the ATP in men's singles rankings, while Rafa takes a comfortable role at No. 3 (and rising). Nadal is considered one of the world's best (if not the best) players on clay courts, however, and recent wins at the Monte-Carlo Masters and Rome Masters have helped his stock rise going into the French Open.

After Nadal's recent win over Verdasco at the Monte-Carlo Masters, he spoke to the New York Times about his return to the court, saying, "It was emotional for me today; it was my best week for a long time." The Spanish netter's win at Monte-Carlo was his sixth consecutive win there, also marking the first time a player has won six of the same tournaments in a row since 1968.

While he's finally getting back into the swing of things, Rafael Nadal's ascent to the top of the ATP will not come without a fight. Roger Federer, currently the world No. 1, is bent on staying at the top of the circuit, and he's searching for his second straight win at the French Open. Last year, Federer won the Grand Slam after beating Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4 in the finals, winning the hardware while Nadal faced an early exit in the fourth round, when he was beat by Soderling 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-6(2).

As the end of May draws nearer, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will make their way to France to vie for yet another French Open title. Only Novak Djokovic stands between the two great superpowers as the Open gets well underway, and the top ATP rankings could dramatically change over the next few weeks with the action in Roland Garros. Tennis fans are snapping up tickets to the French Open from <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/">StubHub</a> in the weeks prior to the Grand Slam tournament, and anything could happen as the biggest names in tennis take to the net during the 2010 French Open.

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Jenna Jay wrote this article, which is sponsored by StubHub.com. <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/">StubHub</a> is a leader in the business of selling <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/tennis-tickets/">tennis tickets</a>, sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and special events tickets.