Albert Ramos-Vinolas (24 ATPs)

The Spanish player has a dream tournament. He is at the first Masters final of his career, one in which he will have as his opponent the most successful player in the history of this competition.

In the first two tours of Monte Carlo, Albert ranks Renzo Olivo (93 ATP – 6-2, 6-3) and Carlos Berlocq (66 ATP – 6-2, 6-2). In the finals of the 8th finals, he managed to surprise the tournament when he eliminated the main favorite of the competition, Andy Murray, with 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Ramos did not stop at that victory and continued his series of successes against strong opponents. In the quarter-finals, the Spaniard managed to eliminate Marin Cilic (8 ATP – 6-2, 6-7, 6-2), although he was again ranked second in bookmakers. The semifinals of the competition brought a duel with Lucas Pouille (17 ATP), one of the most impressive players in recent months.

Rafael Nadal (7 ATP)

The Spanish champion has begun this tournament. In the first match at Monte Carlo, Rafa met Kyle Edmund (45 ATP), a player in front of whom he managed to award his first set with a score of 6-0. In spite of this, the Spanish player had some emotions for qualifying in the next round, having to play a decisive set in front of the British, which he finally defeated with 6-3 in the third act.

For Nadal, he has won two sets of 6-1, 6-1 in front of Alexander Zverev (20 ATPs) and 6-4, 6-4 against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (41 ATP).

In the semifinals of the competition, the Spanish player has been one of the most scandalous matches in recent years. In the first set, at the 3-2 with a break for his opponent, David Goffin (13 ATP), Nadal sent a ball to inches off the field, a fact indicated by the line referee, but the chairman dropped Land and made a decision that exasperated the Belgian. He decided that the Spanish ball fell on the line and Goffin showed another result, which led David to ask for the change of the chairman. Since then, the Belgian athlete has not recovered and has only won one of the next 10 games.