Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Monte Carlo" – Page 10

Apr 20, 2018

Hot Shot: Gasquet Ends Marathon Point With Deft Touch

Richard Gasquet ends a marathon rally with a backhand volley against Alexander Zverev at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Apr 19, 2018

Nadal Vs. Thiem Headlines Monte-Carlo QF

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...

Apr 19, 2018

Full Recovery Already In Sight For Goffin

It wasn't so long ago that David Goffin's immediate outlook was, well, blurry. In February, the 27-year-old was trailing 3-6, 0-1 in his semi-final match against Grigor Dimitrov at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament when he framed an attempted volley directly into his left eye. That led to the premature end to the match and required an immediate trip to the hospital. The eye injury wasn't deemed serious, but it was still bad enough that the Belgian was forced to withdraw from events in Marseille and Indian Wells. It also required the use of a special contact lens in the damaged left eye while competing. Goffin admits his eyesight isn't completely clear. After his Round of 16 win over...

Apr 19, 2018

Full Recovery Already In Sight For Goffin

It wasn't so long ago that David Goffin's immediate outlook was, well, blurry. In February, the 27-year-old was trailing 3-6, 0-1 in his semi-final match against Grigor Dimitrov at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament when he framed an attempted volley directly into his left eye. That led to the premature end to the match and required an immediate trip to the hospital. The eye injury wasn't deemed serious, but it was still bad enough that the Belgian was forced to withdraw from events in Marseille and Indian Wells. It also required the use of a special contact lens in the damaged left eye while competing. Goffin admits his eyesight isn't completely clear. After his Round of 16 win over...

Apr 19, 2018

Djokovic Disappointed But Encouraged By Monte-Carlo Run

To attempt to get inside Novak Djokovic's head these days is to imagine a battle of desire vs. reality: The former No. 1 in him wants to return to his glory days right now and to beat Dominic Thiem in the fourth round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. But the more realistic side of Djokovic, the part of him that remembers he's played only nine matches in nine months, realises pushing the fifth-seeded Thiem, the only player to beat Rafael Nadal on clay last year, to three sets is by itself an accomplishment this early in his comeback from his right elbow injury. “Ideally I'd want to be playing the way I played for so many years,” said Djokovic, who...