Two of the four survivors of the Monte Carlo ATP Masters 1000 know victory in the first event of the clay court tour, which will continue in Godó, Madrid and Rome, ending at Roland Garros.
The latest, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas25 years old and world number 12. He leads the 2021 and 2022 editions. The Serbian is also a two-time champion Novak Djokovic36 years old and No. 1, although his achievements are not very recent, they are from 2013 and 2015.
It has been nine years, since the last trophy in the Monaco Principality, that Djokovic did not return to the semifinals, which he will play this Saturday against the Norwegian. Casper Ruud, 2022 finalist.
Quarterfinal results
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1) beat Alex De Minaur (Aus/11) 7-5, 6-4
Casper Ruud (Nor/8) over Ugo Humbert (Fra/14) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/12) defeated Karen Khachanov (Rus/N.15) 6-4, 6-2
Jannik Sinner (Ita/2) to Holger Rune (Din/7) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3
Tsitsipas will face one of the 2023 semi-finalists, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwho avenged the previous defeat against the Danish Holger Rune, this time with a quarterfinal duel.
There are 25 wins, in 26 games, for transalpine this season. He secured the world No. 2, he’s on track to catch No. 1 in a few weeks.
The tournament can be seen on television through Movistar Plus+, as well as on the payment streaming platform TennisTV. You can also follow him with live streams and information on the Mundo Deportivo website.
The semi-final program
Saturday, April 13
RAINIER III TRACK
(11:00 a.m.)
M. Granollers/H. Zeballos (Esp/Arg)-S. Gille/J. Fly (Bel)
(1:30 p.m.)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/12)-Jannik Makasalanan (Ita/2)
(3:30 p.m.)
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Casper Ruud (Nor/8)
M. Arévalo/M. Pavic (ESA)-M. Melo/A. Zverev (Bra/Ale).
Source: La Verdad
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