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Novak’s Elbow Fine, But No. 1 Hopes Hurt

Novak Djokovic says that he did not hurt his right elbow despite a heavy fall during his three-set loss to Belgian David Goffin in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters quarter-finals Friday. But his hopes of returning to World No. 1 did take a hit. The early defeat is a blow to Djokovic’s chances of reclaiming the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking. And in the near-term it makes his job of overtaking current No. 1 Andy Murray even tougher. In coming weeks he is defending 3,600 points in Madrid (winner in 2016), Rome (finalist in 2016) and Roland Garros (winner in 2016). Including Monte-Carlo, the Serbian has earned just 655 points in a disappointing start to the year. Murray, who lost...

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Nadal & Goffin To Battle Saturday; Cast Your Vote

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following semi-final match-ups Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters & vote for the players you think will win!  Ramos-Vinolas v Pouille |  Nadal v Goffin [GROUP POLL]36[/GROUP POLL] Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal is joined by a trio making their semi-final debuts at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Fourth seed Nadal takes on No. 10 seed David Goffin and No. 11 seed Lucas Pouille plays No. 15 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. This is the first time since 1998 there are three double-digit seeds in the Monte-Carlo semi-finals. That year, No. 10 Cedric Pioline defeated No. 12 Alberto Berasategui and No. 14 Carlos Moya, who is currently Nadal’s coach, beat No....

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