A behind-the-back shot and a lunging forehand winner? Pablo Carreno Busta does it all against Fabio Fognini at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Monday. Watch live matches at http://tnn.is/streamlive. Getty Images photo.
Ninth seed Tomas Berdych survived a scare on Monday when he fought past qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, currently No. 78 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final match of the day at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Berdych goes on to face Benoit Paire or 39-year-old Tommy Haas, the oldest player in the draw, for a place in the third round. Berdych, who is playing at the Monte-Carlo Country Club for the 13th time in the past 14 years, drew on his big-match experience to prevent Kuznetsov recording one of the biggest wins of his career. The 2015 finalist required two hours for his 14th match win of the season. [ALSO LIKE] Having survived one break point in...
The Spanish contingent enjoyed the Monday sun at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with four countrymen progressing to the second round. Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 13 seed, earned a thrilling win over Italian Fabio Fognini to remain perfect at 5-0 against the Italian in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series with a third clay-court win. After an intense 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-3 victory in two hours and 23 minutes, Carreno Busta awaits #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov or Nicolas Mahut. [ALSO LIKE] Roberto Bautista Agut, the No. 12 seed, overcame a slow start to battle past Nikoloz Basilashvili, making his main draw debut, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes. Bautista Agut, the winner of five ATP World Tour titles, including the...