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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Monte Carlo: Ruud upset Djokovic to reach final
  • April 13, 2024
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Monte Carlo: Ruud upset Djokovic to reach final

Casper Ruud captured the biggest win of his career by PIF ATP Ranking on Saturday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters when he upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 final and first since 2022. The Norwegian had never won a set off Djokovic in the pair’s

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Sinner goes past Rune to reach last four in Monte Carlo
  • April 12, 2024
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Sinner goes past Rune to reach last four in Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner kept his cool to reach his second consecutive semi-final at the ATP Masters 1000 event with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 triumph against Holger Rune. The second-seeded Italian let slip six break points and two match points in the second set before prevailing in a hard-fought quarter-final clash in Monaco. “It took a lot

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Monte Carlo: Tsitsipas moves past Zverev, set clash with Khachanov
  • April 11, 2024
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Monte Carlo: Tsitsipas moves past Zverev, set clash with Khachanov

Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a mid-match collapse on Thursday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where he recovered from squandering a 5-0 lead in the second set against Alexander Zverev to eventually advance 7-5, 7-6(3). The 25-year-old Greek has produced his best tennis at the clay-court event, lifting the trophy in 2021 and 2022. For a set

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Monte Carlo: Djokovic gets revenge against Musetti to reach last eight
  • April 11, 2024
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Monte Carlo: Djokovic gets revenge against Musetti to reach last eight

Novak Djokovic who suffered a shock third-round defeat to Lorenzo Musetti in the Principality and history threatened to repeat itself at this year’s edition after the Italian led by a break in the first set. However, defeating Djokovic twice is no easy feat and the World No. 1 refused to succumb, finding enough consistency at

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Djokovic ease past Roman Safiulin to reach second round in Monte Carlo
  • April 9, 2024
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Djokovic ease past Roman Safiulin to reach second round in Monte Carlo

Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men’s tennis singles, has made a storming start to the clay court season by beating Russian Roman Safiulin 6-1, 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters second round. Djokovic, who won after just 69 minutes of play, is now 2-0 head-to-head against Safiulin. “I am very pleased,” Djokovic said.

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