Monte Carlo Masters

Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka suffered defeat in the first round of the Monte-Carlo Masters in his first Association of Tennis Professionals ...

"It was a tough loss, of course, but I’m happy with the way I was playing today." Wawrinka suffered a first round defeat in a Challenge Tour event in Marbella last month, but showed promising signs against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. The 37-year-old Swiss player is working his way back to fitness after two operations on a foot injury sustained last year, receiving a wildcard into the tournament.

Top seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas open their campaigns at the 2022 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday in Monaco.

[8] M. Arevalo (ESA) / J. Rojer (NED) vs. A. Behar (URU) / G. Escobar (COL) [WC] M. Melo (BRA) / A/ Zverev (GER) vs. N. Basilashvili (GEO) / A. Bublik (KAZ) . Evans (GBR) / D. Schwartzman (ARG) Evans, now teaming with Diego Schwartzman, will face Monagesque wild cards Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys. On Court 9 Nikoloz Basilashvili and Alexander Bublik will opening their campaign, as will Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig. Back on Court Des Princes, 16th seed Lorenzo Sonego will face Ilya Ivaskha ahead of Fritz's match. The Indian Wells champion faced two Chileans last week, beating Alejandro Tabilo but falling in three sets to Cristian Garin. He is making his third Monte Carlo appearance, with his best result a third-round run in 2019. Those 500 points make up 37 per cent of his ranking points. This is something I feel like is part of my nature." The Spaniard defeated Marcos Giron, 7-5, 6-3, in his opening match on Sunday and is seeking to build on his quarter-final run in Monte Carlo one year ago. "I'm behind with competitive play against 99 per cent of the players, so it will probably take me some time to find a groove, to find the right momentum and get myself in the rhythm.

The reasons for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's decision to retire from the international tennis circuit were laid bare on Monday night at the Monte Carlo Masters when ...

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Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka suffered defeat in the first round of the Monte-Carlo Masters in his first Association of Tennis Professionals ...

"It was a tough loss, of course, but I’m happy with the way I was playing today." Wawrinka suffered a first round defeat in a Challenge Tour event in Marbella last month, but showed promising signs against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. The 37-year-old Swiss player is working his way back to fitness after two operations on a foot injury sustained last year, receiving a wildcard into the tournament.

Novak Djokovic has already suffered a "loss" at the Monte Carlo Masters ahead of his return to tennis. The world No 1 had a kick about with PSG stars Neymar ...

I still feel motivation to be on the tour and compete with young guys and try to challenge for the biggest titles," the two-time former Monte Carlo champion said ahead of his campaign. It was the Serb who was first to crack as the trio stood in a circle passing the ball, as he accidentally kicked it into a plant on the side. As the top seed, the two-time former champion in Monte Carlo benefits from a bye direct to the second round where he will face world No 46 Davidovich Fokina, likely on Tuesday afternoon.

Novak Djokovic took a break from his preparations for the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters to test his football skills with Paris Saint-Germain superstars Neymar ...

Neymar and Verratti are two of the most high-profile stars from the top division of French football, Ligue 1. To do so, he enlisted the help of a pair of fellow champions, Paris Saint-Germain superstars Neymar and Marco Verratti. Djokovic joined in with a quick game of ‘keepie-uppies’ with the duo.

The big story of the week is that Novak Djokovic is back in action and will be more hungry than ever to reassert his dominance over the men's singles game. The ...

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. Medvedev is out of action for the next month or so after revealing he has played much of 2022 with a small hernia problem. Should Djokovic win the ATP 1000 event, he will re-open the gulf between himself and his closest competitor.

Marco Verratti and Neymar were spotted at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where they watched Fabio Fognini's win against Arthur Rinderknech and met Novak Djokovic.

They also met with Novak Djokovic, who showed off his football skills after the game. Sky Sport Italia has shown the PSG stars taking some time off together today while watching a Fognini beat the French Rinderknech in his debut game in the tournament at the Monte-Carlo Masters, one of the most important tennis tournaments in the world. Marco Verratti and Neymar were spotted at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where they watched Fabio Fognini’s win against Arthur Rinderknech and met Novak Djokovic.

Alexander Bublik defeats Stan Wawrinka on Monday in Monte-Carlo. © Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour. ATP Staff Apr 11, 2022. Schwartzman and De Minaur advance ...

I spent a lot of mental energy to focus, to stay there as it was tough at the end. From there, it was one-way traffic as Bublik soared away in the third set as Wawrinka started to tire. It was a tough loss, of course, but I'm happy with the way I was playing today. In an entertaining clash, Wawrinka flew out of the blocks as he hit with controlled aggression to pin Bublik back and clinch the first set. “I was playing better, feeling better on the court of course physically. However, he missed the majority of last season due to injury, with his previous tour-level match prior to Monday coming against Lloyd Harris in Doha in March 2021.

Stan Wawrinka marked his return to Tour level competition for the first time in 13 months by showing glimpses of his old form but the Swiss failed to get ...

That's the only thing I can say. "The only thing I can say is to wish Stan a speedy recovery, because if he would have been in shape, I wouldn't be standing here. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Monte Carlo [Monaco], April 11 (ANI): Alexander Bublik defeated returning Stan Wawrinka on Monday at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

Korda saved one set point on van de Zandschulp's serve at 5-5 in the first set and rallied from a break down in the second set to eventually advance after one hour and 36 minutes. The American arrived at the third ATP Masters event of the season off the back of a run to the third round in Miami, but was made to work hard against the World No. 41 in his first clay-court match of the season. However, the 37-year-old was unable to maintain his best level as the match wore on, with World No. 36 Bublik causing Wawrinka problems with his powerful serve and variety of shots as he pulled the wild card around the court to claim his first win at the event in two hours and five minutes.

The Monte Carlo Masters are well under way with the finest men's singles tennis players in the world duelling for supremacy in the luxurious grounds of the ...

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. You can unsubscribe at any time. He faces one-time world No.12 Borna Coric in an intriguing clash on Court Rainier III before Marin Cilic faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Alexander Bublik was not celebrating too much after beating Stan Wawrinka on his ATP Tour return at the Monte Carlo Masters. Bubilk won in three sets against ...

Wawrinka’s lack of match practice showed in the third set as he was broken three time and Bubilk comfortably booked his place in the next round. "I don’t think I turned anything around, he was not very healthy at the end of the second set and third set. There was no match from my side, I hate clay, that is a statement - I hate this surface!

Novak Djokovic has been branded the “king of stupidity” by former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios for his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

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Three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka went down 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to Bublik.

“I’m still far away from where I want to be, but I think I’m in the right direction,” Wawrinka said after defeat. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Stan Wawrinka marked his return to tour level competition for the first time in 13 months by showing glimpses of his old form but lost to Alexander Bublik in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Gael Monfils' French Open preparations have been dealt a blow after doctors advised him not to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Novak Djokovic has been branded the “king of stupidity” by former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios for his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

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