Ever since the draw came out in Monte Carlo 2018, the entire tennis world expected the quarter-final clash between Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem. Nadal reached the last eight with solid wins over Aljaz Bedene and Karen Khachanov.Thiem had to survive a battle against Novak Djokovic on the previous day that lasted for two and a half hours, with nothing left in the tank for the Nadal clash. It was the eighth meeting between the Spaniard and the Austrian, all on clay.A ten-time Monte Carlo champion Nadal needed just 68 minutes to topple Thiem 6-0, 6-2 and advance into the 13th Monte Carlo …