TENNIS: David Ferrer Shocks Nadal On Clay In Monte Carlo Quarter Finals

David Ferrer became only the fourth player with two wins to their name over Rafael Nadal on clay after a 7-6 (1) 6-4 win in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals. Ferrer's win over his fellow Spaniard was a shock against the world number one, ho had won the Monte Carlo tournament eight times over the past decade.

A win over the eight-times French Open champion Nadal on clay is so rare that only a quartet of men have managed the feat more than once. Ferrer with two wins joins Novak Djokovic (three),Gaston Guadio (three) and Roger Federer (two) in some exalted company.

What's more it is the first time 10 years that Ferrer has beaten him on the surface with his previous success coming way back in 2004.