There is a certain homely feel to a site where you have tasted considerable success there for well over a decade. Tucked away on the fringes of the Mediterranean, the Monte-Carlo Country Club is one such place for Rafael Nadal. Last year, the Spaniard became the first man to win 10 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crowns when he easily accounted for countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final. He won eight straight finals on Court Rainier III from 2005-12 before Novak Djokovic broke his extraordinary winning streak in the 2013 final. “Of course, there are places that you have special feelings in terms of you feel comfortable on court, you played a lot of times on this court, you know you had...
After beating Croatia’s Borna Coric 7-6(2), 7-5 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday, Novak Djokovic revealed he made adjustments to his racquet earlier this year. The 12-time Grand Slam champion recently made the change under former coaches Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek as he began his return to the Tour, with his mind set on recapturing the form that saw him finish as year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on four occasions (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015). “[I] changed the racquet earlier this year,” said Djokovic. “I made some small minor changes that actually in our world are quite significant. “(Andre) Agassi and Radek (Stepanek) who worked with me at the time felt it was a good call for the...
Marin Cilic denied Fernando Verdasco the 500th match win of his career on Wednesday as he booked his spot in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters third round. The second-seeded Croatian worked hard for a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over 2010 runner-up Verdasco in the final match of the day on Court Rainier III, the main show court. He will now compete against No. 14 Milos Raonic of Canada on Thursday. Cilic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1. Cilic broke Verdasco’s serve for a 3-1 lead, then recovered from 0/40 in the seventh game of the 35-minute first set. Verdasco, who saved three match points against Pablo Cuevas on Tuesday, gained a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Cilic quickly restored...
Watch as Rafael Nadal discusses his win over Aljaz Bedene to reach the third round at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and why this year is particularly special to the Spaniard. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch as Novak Djokovic relives his second-round win over Borna Coric at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters before looking ahead to a blockbuster meeting with Dominic Thiem. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.