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Monte Carlo - Rafael Nadal snapped a title drought stretching back nearly a year as the powerful Spaniard made history on Sunday with a sixth consecutive trophy at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Nadal roared back as a force on clay with a 6-0 6-1 defeat of fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in one hour, 24 minutes.
Success marked the 32nd straight win for world number three Nadal on the clay of the principality and kept him undefeated at the venue since 2003.
He won his last title in Rome in May 2009.
Verdasco now stands 0-10 against his compatriot after the first all-Spanish final at the event since 2002, when Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Carlos Moya.
Nadal becomes the first player in the post-1968 Open era to win a tournament title for six straight years and gives Spain their eighth winner in the last nine tournaments.
He improved to 16-6 his record at the Masters 1000 level as he claimed the 26th clay title of his career, having lost his only two clay finals against Roger Federer, in Hamburg in 2007 and Madrid in 2009.
