Juan Ignacio Chela
Apr 15 2009, AP

Rafael Nadal beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters, a first step in his bid for a fifth straight title in this clay-court tuneup for the French Open.

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