Daniel Nestor continues to roll on the ATP tour this season.
The Toronto native and his partner, Nenad Zimonjic, defeated Swede Simon Aspelin and South African Wesley Moodie in the men's doubles final Sunday at the Madrid Open.
Nestor and Zimonjic won in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) on the way to their fourth clay-court title in five weeks, and the two have won 16 of their last 17 matches.
"We are playing just unbelievable," said Nestor. "Our game is really coming together, especially with Nenad's huge serving. We're working well as a team, that's been the key to this success."
The match was over in 71 minutes, with Zimonjic serving on the first of two match points.
This puts the pair in prime position to capture the French Open, which begins on May 24. Nestor and Zimonjic will enter the Grand Slam tourney ranked No. 1, thanks to their win in Spain.
Nestor and his Serbian partner overtook the now-slumping American twins Bob and Mike Bryan atop the ATP rankings.
The 36-year-old is one of the few people to accomplish the Golden Slam — he has a 2002 Olympic gold medal along with victories at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
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