The Garnier-designed Monte-Carlo Casino, steeped in Old World glamour, remains the place for "excitement eaters" with money to burn.
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He is the only player to ever win the same tournament eight straight times with his run at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
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The evening ended with the magic of Arab songs sung in Syrian-Armenian, by Lena Chamamyan, first prize winner in 2006 of music on Middle East Radio Monte-Carlo.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic ended Nadal's long unbeaten run at his favorite event in Monte Carlo when he beat him in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters -- a tournament he had won eight years in a row.
Monte Carlo-born Joneleit did some research into Collins' playing career and was encouraged by what he found.
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In his day job David Nahmad is a risk-taker, trading millions of dollars in currencies and commodities, as well as betting hundreds of thousands on backgammon in Monte Carlo--he holds the 1996 world title.
This title, the 54th of his career, comes one week after his eight-year reign at Monte Carlo ended with a loss to top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
The 25-year-old cruised into his eighth successive Monte Carlo final with a 6-4 6-4 win over French ninth seed Gilles Simon.
According to local site Vegas Chatter, Cabo Wabo in Planet Hollywood has an 8-pound, 20-topping nacho challenge, while Diablo's Cantina in Monte Carlo has both a spicy 20-piece "Death Wing" and 4-pound burrito challenge.
However, he has never won the French Open -- and the Monte Carlo final will be a big test of his aspirations to conquer all surfaces.
It was Federer's first opening round loss at the Foro Italico since losing to Andrea Gaudenzi in 2002 -- and the first time since the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters that the Swiss maestro had lost his first clay-court match of the season.
With the Mandalay purchase Lanni secured an additional 15 acres behind the Monte Carlo and New York-New York.
Top-ranked Djokovic, who ended Nadal's eight-year reign in Monte Carlo last month, is also happier with the new surface.
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The Roland Garros semi-finalist, and Monte Carlo finalist, now faces either 16th seed Ivan Ljubicic or Spain's David Ferrer who upset Argentina's Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.
Djokovic is on course to meet defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final after the Spaniard maintained his incredible winning streak in Monte Carlo with a 7-5 6-4 victory over Poland's Stanislas Wawrinka.
"For me, it is very emotional, " Nadal, who equaled the 106-year-old record of six Monte Carlo titles held by Englishman Reggie Doherty, told the ATP Tour Web site.
When Princess Caroline developed Monte Carlo Casino in the mid-1800s, she was adamant that Monegasques should not be allowed inside, and that gambling revenue should come only from foreigners.
The ploy meshes with the cynical story that follows, of a poor boy with a Machiavellian streak who takes to heart an apprenticeship as a croupier in decadent Monte Carlo and becomes a first-class cardsharp.
The pair met in the semifinals in Monte Carlo recently, where an out-of-form Djokovic crashed out 6-2 6-2.
Nadal will be top seed at the Barcelona Open starting next week, with the draw also including Sweden's Soderling, Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Monte Carlo semifinalist David Ferrer.
So Sharpe did a Monte Carlo simulation of 1 million different 30-year investment outcomes, getting roughly the same difference in return.
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But for one weekend in May the streets of Monte Carlo are not just for the well-heeled -- they are for racing on.
Nadal has already beaten Djokovic on clay this year in Monte Carlo and Rome, and is 12-2 on the surface against him lifetime.
Murray opens his clay-court campaign against Feliciano Lopez in Monte Carlo.
His last defeat at the Monte Carlo Country Club came as a 16-year-old against Guillermo Coria in 2003, and he has lost only six career matches out of 164 on his favored clay surface.
Elsewhere, Rafael Nadal won his 28th consecutive match in Monte Carlo after crushing Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-1 6-0.
Unlike the narrow bench in my dad's Monte Carlo, my children recline on thrones resembling La-Z-Boys, complete with extendible footrests.
Djokovic is now aiming to become the first player to win back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Monte Carlo, saying he is well prepared for the transition from hard to clay courts.
Nadal has already claimed Masters victories in Monte Carlo and Rome and victory over old rival Federer -- who beat him in last year's Madrid final -- will give him a record 18 Masters titles, one more than Federer and Andre Agassi.
Djokovic had been beaten by the 26-year-old Nadal in the 2009 and 2012 finals in Monte Carlo.
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