Rafa Nadal suffered a shock 6-4 6-2 semi-final defeat against flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday, showing rare signs of weakness five weeks before the French Open. The 11-time champion’s loss in tricky conditions ended a series of 25 consecutive sets won on his favourite clay as Fognini set up […]
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Bernard Tomic’s three-year title drought comes to an end
Bernard Tomic — currently ranked 123rd in the world and former top 20 player — won the Chendgu title to end his three-year title drought on Sunday, beating Fognini, the top seed, 6-1, 3-6 And 7-6( 9-7) in a nail-bitting contest. Coming into this match, Tomic hadn’t played any player ranked as high as the […]