Novak Djokovic sent out a warning to his ATP World Tour rivals on Monday in his first match since reuniting with Marian Vajda, his coach from June 2006 to May 2017. Two-time former champion Djokovic didn’t let national sentiment, or even friendship, get in the way of a 6-0, 6-1 victory over fellow Serbian Dusan Lajovic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. His fourth match win of the year came in 56 minutes. "I thought it was good considering the amount of matches I've played in the last almost 12 months," Djokovic said. "I thought all in all, it was a great start of the tournament." The ninth seed, who resides in a seafront Monte-Carlo apartment, required just 22 minutes to...
Kei Nishikori could easily have endured a short stay at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, six years on from his debut. But the Japanese star dug deep on Monday to maintain his hold on Tomas Berdych, a resident of the Monaco principality. Nishikori triumphed 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 over one hour and 46 minutes to improve to 5-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. "It's actually great to come back this tournament," said Nishikori, who received on-court treatment for a sore wrist. "I haven't got a lot of matches this year. I hope I can play more matches on clay. I always enjoy this Europe season... I feel like Tomas was struggling little bit in second, and third too. Nobody's expecting I...
Watch highlights as Steve Johnson defeats countryman Tennys Sandgren to win his second consecutive Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship title. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher/US Clay.
Bruno Soares hosts in James Bond Style as he presents The Speedboat Shot - challenging Milos Raonic, Borna Coric and Feliciano Lopez to hit a target on top of a speedboat in the Monte-Carlo Bay.
No. 23 Kyle Edmund, +3 Britain's No. 1 has gone from one career first to another this week. The 23-year-old advanced to his maiden ATP World Tour final on Sunday at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, falling to Spain's Pablo Andujar. Read More: Amazing Andujar: No. 1,824 To Titlist In Two Months But Edmund still has reason to celebrate as he prepares for the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Brit reached a new career-high of No. 23 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. View Latest ATP Rankings No. 34 Richard Gasquet, +4 The 31-year-old Frenchman continued his climb up the ATP Rankings by making the semi-finals in...