This Sunday the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 started. He did so in four first-round matches where none of the favorites were among them.
The top eight seeds won’t debut until Tuesday or Wednesdayso they take advantage of these days to refine their set-up on the practice tracks.
This is the case of Carlos Alcaraz, who became the star of the day when he appeared at the Monegasque facilities with a stunning bandage on his right arm, an image that raised doubts about the Murcian’s condition.
Although he was able to hit the ball with apparent normality during practice, the Wimbledon champion decided to end the session early as a precaution.
“I took a break after Miami and started training on land. I am a player who adapts very well to the surface, I don’t take long to play at my best on a surface. The ground training has been very good,” he said this Saturday during his media appearance.
Alcaraz will face his second participation in Monte Carlo, a tournament where he has not won a match so far. He only played in the 2022 edition and fell in the second round, exempt from the first, against the American Sebastian Korda.
His path will be difficult from the beginning, with the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime or a player from the always strong qualification stage as a debut. In the third round, round of 16, a predictable clash with Frenchman Ugo Humbert. For the quarterfinals, as the main seed, the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8), double finalist at Roland Garros.
The semis, with Djokovic, if the Serbian regains his tennis, and the final, against the Italian Jannik Sinner or the Russian Daniil Medvedevtwo of the best on the hard court and there are unknowns to clear up on clay, despite the fact that the Muscovite is the current champion of Rome and the transalpine seems to be in a position to take a step forward on clay as well.
Monte Carlo Masters 1000
Possible round of 16
Upper part of the painting
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Taylor Fritz (USA/13)
Alex de Minaur (Aus/11)-Andrey Rublev (Rus/6)
Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/3)-Ugo Humbert (Fra/14)
Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/10)-Casper Ruud (Nor/8)
Below the painting
Alexander Zverev (Ale/5)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/12)
Karen Khachanov (Rus/15)-Daniil Medvedev (Rus/4)
Holger Rune (Din/7)-Grigor Dimitrov (Bul/9)
Alexander Bublik (Kaz/16)-Jannik Sinner (Ita/2)
Source: La Verdad
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