• Nadal loses 11 of 14 games after going 3-1 up in first set
Rafael Nadal suffered a shock 6-4, 6-2 semi-final defeat by Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters, showing rare signs of weakness on clay five weeks before the French Open.
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