Carlos Alcaraz first experienced arm issues before the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, causing frustration as he desired to compete. Alcaraz has struggled in Monaco, having played only once. Despite being a top clay tournament, its calendar position often leads to player absences. Alcaraz missed the ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events in the past two years due…
Jannik Sinner admitted ahead of the 2024 Madrid Open that he’s not thinking about the infamous missed call from the Monte-Carlo Masters. Sinner last played at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he was defeated by eventual champion Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Italian was inches away from winning that match, but a huge missed call by the umpires…
After failing to do so in the previous five matches, Casper Ruud finally beat Novak Djokovic, and he hopes to tell his grandkids all about it. The Serbian is one of the best tennis players ever, quite possibly the greatest ever, and beating him is not easy. Just ask Gael Monfils, who failed to do…
Novak Djokovic played relatively well at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, but Andy Roddick is more concerned with his physical state than his tennis. The 24-time major winner played only his third tournament of the year in Monte Carlo. That’s not a lot of tournaments, and the season is already in April. Djokovic lamented his bad…
It wasn’t an exhilarating final but the previous day’s efforts and results in the semi-finals of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters, were always going to be difficult acts to follow. The trinity is even more special than the first or second time. This is an unbelievable win for me. Capturing that win today was nerve-wracking….
In what proved to be a remarkable day at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters, both the world’s top two players — who were expected to reach Sunday’s final — surprisingly crashed out of the event thereby dashing all predictions and preventing the eagerly anticipated generational clash between the world number one and two. No one…
Stefanos Tsitsipas is the Monte Carlo champion for the third time in four years, capping off a resurgent week with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final. The Greek has produced some of the best tennis of his career at the Monte Carlo Country Club, and he was in fine form on…
Holger Rune‘s X account is one of the most authentic in the sport, and he showed this again in a response he gave to a fan. The Dane has often created headlines with his actions on-court, with some of this possibly overstepping the line in the past. However, the 20-year-old was treated quite harshly in…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud will do battle in Sunday’s 2024 Rolex Monte Carlo final after the pair came through Saturday’s semi-finals. Tsitsipas progressed after a titanic battle with Jannik Sinner, rallying from 2-4 down in the third set to progress in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Casper Ruud then overcame Novak Djokovic to win…
The field of 64 at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters has been whittled down to a group of four players from which, on Sunday, one will be receiving the prestigious ‘Coupe de la Ville de Monaco’ trophy from H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the Sovereign Prince of the Principality. I come back here, and I sort…
