May '06 Awards

==PLAYERS OF THE MONTH==
1.Rafael Nadal
2.Tommy Robredo
3.Roger Federer
4.Nikolay Davydenko
5.David Nalbandian

==RISERS==
1.Tommy Robredo
2.Radek Stepanek

==SURPRISES==
1.James Blake (on clay)
2.Ivo Karlovic

==VETERANS==
1.Albert Portas
2.Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor

==FRESH FACES==
1.Gael Monfils
2.Gilles Simon

==DOWN==
1.Roger Federer (vs. Nadal)
2.Guillermo Coria

==MATCH OF THE MONTH==
Rome Final - Nadal def. Federer
...6-7(0)/7-6(5)/6-4/2-6/7-6(5). In 5:05, and after saving 2 MP, Nadal runs his record vs. The Almighty One to 5-1 and tied Guillermo Vilas' record 53-match winning streak on clay.

==BREAKOUT OF THE MONTH==
With Federer and Nadal out after their marathon Rome final just days earlier, Tommy Robredo collected their scraps and walked away with his first-ever Masters Series title in Hamburg.

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