Rafael Nadal didn’t give Alexander Zverev the birthday gift he desired the most on Thursday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, with the Spaniard scoring a commanding 6-1, 6-1 third-round victory in 69 minutes. The Spanish superstar did little wrong against the 20-year-old #NextGenATP German as he improved to 60-4 lifetime at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, where he is attempting to lift a 10th trophy. "Before the match, I thought it was going to be a big test for me, a very hard match,” admitted Nadal. “I went on court knowing it's going to be one of these kind of matches that if you don't play well, you are probably going to go out. But I played well....
Pablo Cuevas joined Albert Ramos-Vinolas as a giant killer at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Thursday when the Uruguayan No. 16 seed did not face a break point in dispatching Stan Wawrinka, the third seed and 2014 champion. Barely 90 minutes after Andy Murray had exited the Monte-Carlo Country Club, Cuevas recorded his first victory over a member of the Top 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (1-4) when he put Wawrinka to the sword in a stunning 6-4, 6-4 victory. A first top-4 win for Cuevas 🇺🇾 and another 3-time Grand Slam winner exits on Thursday. #MCROLEXMASTERS pic.twitter.com/4LCifOSK5s — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 20, 2017 Cuevas, who picked up his sixth ATP World Tour title at the Brasil Open...
Albert Ramos-Vinolas recovered from a 0-4 deficit in the deciding set on Wednesday to record the biggest win of his career over World No. 1 Andy Murray at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. In a disjointed match, featuring 13 service breaks, the Spanish No. 15 seed wore down the Scot on another sun-kissed day 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 over two hours and 33 minutes. Ramos-Vinolas: Rallies from 0-4 in 3rd️ Tops a No.1 for first time️ Makes 1st Masters QF️#MCROLEXMASTERS pic.twitter.com/Qj9IsOh1ln — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 20, 2017 Ramos-Vinolas denied Murray, a three-time semi-finalist at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, the 100th clay-court match win of his career (99-44). The 29 year old now moves on to play fifth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic, on...
Rafael Nadal has been hailed champion nine times at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The Spaniard and a host of ATP World Tour players discuss his pursuit of a 10th triumph. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.