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Highlights: Nadal, Thiem, Zverev, Dimitrov Advance

Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal powers past Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov also managed their way into the quarter-finals. Photo Credit: Realis/Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Djokovic, Thiem, Nadal Headline Day 5 In Monte-Carlo

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...

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Nadal Building Towards No. 54 On Clay

There is a certain homely feel to a site where you have tasted considerable success there for well over a decade. Tucked away on the fringes of the Mediterranean, the Monte-Carlo Country Club is one such place for Rafael Nadal.  Last year, the Spaniard became the first man to win 10 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crowns when he easily accounted for countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final. He won eight straight finals on Court Rainier III from 2005-12 before Novak Djokovic broke his extraordinary winning streak in the 2013 final.  “Of course, there are places that you have special feelings in terms of you feel comfortable on court, you played a lot of times on this court, you know you had...

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Novak Hopes Small Racquet Changes Will Yield Big Results

After beating Croatia’s Borna Coric 7-6(2), 7-5 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday, Novak Djokovic revealed he made adjustments to his racquet earlier this year. The 12-time Grand Slam champion recently made the change under former coaches Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek as he began his return to the Tour, with his mind set on recapturing the form that saw him finish as year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on four occasions (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015). “[I] changed the racquet earlier this year,” said Djokovic. “I made some small minor changes that actually in our world are quite significant. “(Andre) Agassi and Radek (Stepanek) who worked with me at the time felt it was a good call for the...

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