Fourth seed Rafael Nadal did not have things his own way in cold conditions and under the floodlights at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, surviving a first-set comeback and a spirited display by Argentinean Diego Schwartzman on Friday night to win 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 40 minutes. "It wasn’t easy to find a real way to win, but I played much better in the last three-and-a-half games, more aggressive with my forehand. I finally found the way to create damage on the opponent,” said Nadal. I am in the semi-finals. That's what I'm looking for, a great start to the clay-court season.” Nadal will take on David Goffin on Saturday for a place in his 11th final in Monte-Carlo,...
Romain Arneodo walked on court at his home tournament at the start of the week with just 54 dollars in prize money to his name for 2017. On Friday, he and doubles partner Hugo Nys ousted third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-2, 6-7(3), 10-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, guaranteeing them to split at least 62,360 Euros. Prior to the start of the tournament, 24-year-old Monegasque Arneodo was ranked No. 851 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings and had just three ATP World Tour doubles match wins to his name, which all came in Monte-Carlo. He reached the last eight in 2014 and the Round of 16 in 2014 (both times with compatriot Benjamin...
David Goffin recorded the biggest win of his career on Friday when he broke a 14-match losing streak against the Top 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with a hard-fought and high-quality 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Tenth-seeded Belgian Goffin recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the deciding set and sealed victory on his fifth match point when second seed and two-time former champion Djokovic struck a backhand into the net. "I don't know why, but the atmosphere on the court was really nice. It was a really special match and the best win of my career,” said Goffin. “It doesn't matter how you played before against [Djokovic]. You just have to do...
Second seed Novak Djokovic loses his footing and crashes to the clay against David Goffin in the quarter-finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Watch live matches at TennisTV.com
Lucas Pouille unleashes his full arsenal of shots against Pablo Cuevas at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
