Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Monte Carlo" – Page 22

Apr 16, 2018

Unbelievable Tennis The Speedboat Shot

Bruno Soares hosts in James Bond Style as he presents The Speedboat Shot - challenging Milos Raonic, Borna Coric and Feliciano Lopez to hit a target on top of a speedboat in the Monte-Carlo Bay.

Apr 15, 2018

Dimitrov Dialed In For Monte-Carlo Run

It has not been the best start to 2018 for World No. 5 Grigor Dimitrov. He struggled early on in the year with a virus, and has lost four of his past five matches. But as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters gets underway, he is well aware that with a positive mentality, it won’t take much for a complete turnaround. “Sometimes you need one or two matches to get into a tournament and then, all of a sudden, you play the best game. Sometimes you play two, three scrappy matches that turn not only the whole tournament, but the whole year,” Dimitrov told press in Monte-Carlo on Sunday. “I've been there, I've done that.” The Bulgarian has certainly proven that he...

Apr 15, 2018

In-Form Zverev Ready For Monte-Carlo

Alexander Zverev has posted some of his best results on clay courts. He reached his first tour-level final on the red clay of Nice two years ago, and just last year claimed two titles – including his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown in Rome – on the surface. But don’t dare call him a clay-court specialist. Coming into the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at the magnificent Monte-Carlo Country Club, Zverev has had little time to adjust to the change in courts. Having gotten his 2018 season back on track by reaching the final on the hard courts of the Miami Open presented by Itau, the German had to make a quick transition to clay for the Davis Cup tie...

Apr 15, 2018

New Year, Different Expectations For Cilic On Clay

Since producing the best clay-court season of his career in 2017, Marin Cilic has reached two Grand Slam finals and a career-high No. 3 in the ATP Rankings. Now, as he prepares to begin his 2018 European clay season at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, this year’s second seed has a different set of expectations. "I'm feeling really good, a bit different than all the other years,” explained Cilic. “Seeded No. 2, straight away it sets up a different look at the tournament, different expectations as well and now I'm in a position where I am feeling, coming into any tournament, that I can go deep.” Cilic, who lost in three sets to eventual runner-up Albert Ramos-Vinolas in 2017, will meet...

Apr 15, 2018

Thiem Excited For 'Very Important' Clay Swing

When Dominic Thiem retired from his third-round match at Indian Wells with an ankle injury, all questions of his health pointed at the coming clay-court season. Would he recover in time to play on his favourite surface? Would he be able to defend his exceptional 2017 results? Would he be able to make a run for his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title – or even Roland Garros? As the Austrian returns to the ATP World Tour this week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, he intends to answer those questions. “I always feel good coming to clay,” said Thiem. “I had some issues with my ankle from Indian Wells, but I think the problems are gone. I had a...