Third seed and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka will meet No. 16 seed Pablo Cuevas for a place in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters quarter-finals after the Swiss beat Jiri Vesely on Wednesday 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in 84 minutes for his 20th match win at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. “Overall it was a good match, my first match on clay,” said Wawrinka. “The feeling was good. Winning in three sets means it was a good victory… I prepared well. Physically I'm fine, so we'll see what I can do… I know my level is good. If I'm able to improve, I might have a chance in this tournament.” Wawrinka opened up a 3-0 lead in the first set and despite losing his...
As Rafael Nadal bids to lift his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters title, ATP World Tour stars Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov reflect on his outstanding achievements on the red dirt.
Watch highlights of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka advancing during a busy Wednesday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Realis photo.
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau have each won two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, including last year at the Mutua Madrid Open. As they return to clay this week at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, they share their Masters 1000 memories and reveal what makes this particular tournament so special. Which is your favourite Masters 1000 tournament and why? Tecau: There’s a lot of nice ones. I enjoy Monte-Carlo a lot, I enjoy Madrid, but Indian Wells is probably the prettiest, the best surroundings, the best everything, comfortable for the players, good weather. Very good overall. Rojer: I enjoy Monte-Carlo. It’s the first big one on the clay, obviously beautiful place and great weather as well. I enjoy being there...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following match-ups Wednesday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters & vote for the players you think will win! Nadal v Edmund | Murray v Muller | Wawrinka v Vesely | Berdych v Haas [GROUP POLL]33[/GROUP POLL] View Wednesday schedule and check back later for preview notes • DAY 4 PREVIEW: Second round play concludes on Wednesday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with World No. 1 Andy Murray, No. 3/2014 winner Stan Wawrinka and No. 4 seed/nine-time champion Rafael Nadal the headliners on Court Rainier III. Overall there are 12 singles matches, all involving a seed, on the schedule. Seeds are 11-1 in the first three days of the tournament. Leading off the day is Wawrinka...
