Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori have been waiting for this moment for a long time. On Sunday, the Spaniard and the Japanese will square off in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final, with the prestigious tournament crowning its 112th champion. Along the pristine shores of the Mediterranean, a historic title awaits the winner in the Principality. One year after completing 'La Decima' at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, Nadal vies for an unprecedented 11th title at one of his clay-court playgrounds. Meanwhile, Nishikori is hoping to complete his quest for a maiden Masters 1000 crown and claim a slice of history of his own, as the first Asian-born player to lift a trophy at the level. But, records and...
Is an 11th Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title in the cards for Rafael Nadal? You wouldn't have been blamed for wondering aloud that prediction before this week in Monte-Carlo, and, given this week's proceedings, no one will fault you for thinking that now as well. Nadal has been at his trademark ruthless best in the Principality. The Spaniard, playing in only his second tournament of the season, has yet to drop more than three games in a set, a stretch that includes his 6-0, 6-2 demolition of No. 7 Dominic Thiem, the only man to beat Nadal on clay last year, during Friday's quarter-final. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters & vote for...
John McEnroe deems beating Rafael Nadal on clay as the toughest challenge in tennis. Dominic Thiem knows exactly what that feels like, as the only man to have done so in 2017 – the second time in his career he has achieved the feat. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters & vote for who you think will win! Nadal vs Thiem | Dimitrov v Goffin | Cilic v Nishikori | Zverev v Gasquet [GROUP POLL]131[/GROUP POLL] On Friday, the Austrian will earn another shot at it when he faces the 10-time Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters champion in the quarter-finals on Court Rainier III. Fifth seed Thiem is considered the Spaniard’s greatest obstacle to...
Beating Rafael Nadal on clay is ample grounds for bragging rights and on Thursday, the two most recent men to have done so – Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem – will square off in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The reward for the winner of arguably the toughest of the third-round match-ups is a potential meeting with the 10-time champion and top-seeded Spaniard in the quarter-finals, should he find a way past Russian Karen Khachanov. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters & vote for who you think will win! Thiem v Djokovic | Cilic v Raonic | Nadal v Khachanov [GROUP POLL]130[/GROUP POLL] It was Djokovic who ended Nadal’s hot...
Wednesday would be a mighty fine day to catch a flight – or a ride – to Monte-Carlo and plop yourself in front of Court Rainier III. Two former champions and the second seed will compete on the main show court of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, the season's first clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. But no one has to debate who will be the main attraction on day four: 10-time champion Rafael Nadal takes that honour. The 31-year-old will begin his path to an unprecedented 11th title in the Principality. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters & vote for who you think will win! Djokovic v Coric | Cilic v...
