Sports briefly: Rafael Nadal rolls to win 11th Monte Carlo Masters championship

Rafael Nadal won a record 31st Masters title after beating Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday in Monaco.

Nadal became the first man in the Open era to win the same title 11 times and moved one ahead of rival Novak Djokovic for career Masters titles.

"Eleven titles here, it's unbelievable. It's something difficult to imagine," said the 31-year-old Nadal, who won his first tournament here in 2005, when he was a scraggly haired 18-year-old.

It gave him a 76th title overall and ensured the Spaniard keeps his top ranking ahead of Roger Federer.

Nishikori was chasing a first Masters title, but he complained of tiredness and meekly lost four games in a row after breaking Nadal to go up 2-1 early.

Defending champion United States will play in a second consecutive Fed Cup final after defeating France on Sunday in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Madison Keys secured the decisive point for the visiting team by beating Pauline Parmentier 7-6 (4), 6-4, giving the Americans a 3-1 lead. Earlier, Sloane Stephens put the U.S. ahead with a 6-2, 6-0 thrashing of Kristina Mladenovic.

Auto racing: Josef Newgarden will remain up front Monday for the completion of the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Drivers got in just over 44 minutes of a scheduled 2-hour, or 90-lap, race Sunday under heavy rain in Birmingham that caused some cars to hydroplane and affected visibility. The race was called before it was halfway through. … J.R. Todd won the NHRA SpringNationals in Baytown, Texas, for his second consecutive Funny Car victory. Todd powered his Toyota Camry to a 3.955-second run at 313.29 miles per hour to beat defending season champion Robert Hight in the final round. Brittany Force won in Top Fuel, and Matt Hartford in Pro Stock.

Basketball: Sabrina Ionescu and three of her University of Oregon teammates won the USA Basketball 3-on-3 national championship, cruising to a 21-5 victory in the title game, beating a team comprised of former players from Temple, Liberty and Martin Methodist. Ionescu was joined on the Ducks squad by Erin Boley, Otiona Gildon and Ruthy Hebard. The four have a chance to represent the U.S. at the FIBA 3-on-3 World Cup in June in the Philippines.

Soccer: Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final after beating Southampton 2-0 in the second semifinal at London's Wembley Stadium with goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata. Chelsea, which lost last year's final to Arsenal, hasn't won the FA Cup since 2012. The final is May 19. … Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he doesn't resent fan protests but said they didn't reflect how the club is perceived throughout the world. The 68-year-old Frenchman spoke for the first time since announcing Friday that he was quitting after 22 years.

Cycling: Luxembourg champion Bob Jungels posted the biggest victory of his career, winning in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race, cycling's oldest classic, in Ans, Belgium. It was his Quick-Step team's 27th victory this season.