▁United ▁States ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁California ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Son ora ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Son or an ▁Des ert s ▁Category : N orth ▁American ▁desert ▁fl ora ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁desert ▁regions ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁R anges ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁As a ▁Gray ▁Category : S qu ash es ▁and ▁p ump kins <0x0A> </s> ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁title ▁with ▁vict ories ▁against ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Tim ▁Hen man , ▁Fernando ▁González , ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁and ▁Roger ▁Feder er , ▁whom ▁he ▁beat ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁The ▁Final ▁ ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁defeat ▁against ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Rome ▁Masters ▁and ▁equal ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁consecutive ▁wins ▁on ▁cl ay . ▁Nad al ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁ 4 - 2 ▁down ▁and ▁saved ▁two ▁match ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁set ▁before ▁triumph ing ▁ 6 – 7 ( 0 – 7 ), ▁ 7 – 6 ( 7 – 5 ), ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 7 – 5 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁win , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁five ▁hours , ▁took ▁Nad al ▁to ▁ 5 3 ▁straight ▁wins ▁on ▁cl ay , ▁matching ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Vil as ' ▁record