After meeting in the duel for the title in 2006 and 2007, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were again the players to beat in Monte Carlo in 2008. Nadal, three-time champion, defeated his great rival 7-5 and 7-5 in a hour and 43 minutes to prolong his reign in the Principality and achieve the 22nd consecutive victory in the first Masters 1000 on clay of the season.Rafa dispatched Mario Ancic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer and Nikolay Davydenko to reach the title clash. Despite the toughness of his rival, the great Spaniard gave up 19 games in eight sets and made his 1 …