Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot could barely have scripted his second career win over a top-five player better after he defeated world number five Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(6) 7-5 in front of a joyous home crowd at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday. The victory made the 27-year-old just the second Monegasque, after his half-brother and coach Benjamin Balleret, […]
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Sinner keeps run going by crushing Humbert in Monte Carlo
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner cruised past Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the second round of the Mont Carlo Masters. Following his impressive “Sunshine Double” in March at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1000 tournaments, winning the two titles without dropping a set, the 24-year-old Italian made a flawless start to the […]
Medvedev happy with run in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO: Daniil Medvedev’s run at the Monte Carlo Masters came to an end in the quarter-finals on Friday but the world number five was happy with his performance at the event as he aims to improve his game on clay. Third seed Medvedev lost 6-3, 6-4 to Danish teenager Holger Rune at the ATP […]
Rafael Nadal cruises to dominant win at Monte Carlo Masters
Rafael Nadal started his clay-court campaign in dominant fashion on Wednesday, beating compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut at the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal came into the match as the unquestioned king of the tournament, putting together some incredible statistics, including 11 overall titles: He continued that dominance in his first match, as Agut didn’t record his […]