MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) Rafael Nadal easily beat Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday to win his 28th straight match at the Monte Carlo Masters, and top-seeded Novak Djokovic also won in straight sets to advance to the third round.
The second-seeded Nadal broke serve five times in the match. The Spaniard has won five straight titles at Monte Carlo, where he hasn't lost since a third-round exit to Guillermo Coria in 2003. He missed the 2004 event because of injury.