Rafael Nadal suffered three semi-final losses three years ago during his beloved clay swing in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid. After Stefanos Tsitsipas loss at Caja Magica in May, Rafa was over 4000 points behind Novak Djokovic on the ATP ranking list, not even thinking of catching the Serb by the end of the year.With only 900 points under his belt from Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid combined, Nadal had to react quickly and deliver his best tennis in Rome and Roland Garros. As we all know, the Spaniard claimed the season’s first titles at mentioned events, adding 3000 points to his tal …