Monte Carlo

Barcelona bust: Nadal, Alcaraz in doubt for Catalan
- By Bill Scott
- . April 10, 2024
Next week’s Barcelona Open risks a box office bust, with both Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz battling injuries as the key clay spring campaign hits its

Holder Rublev routed by Aussie Popyrin
- By Bill Scott
- . April 10, 2024
Monte Carlo Masters champion Andrey Rublev was bundled out -6-4, 6-4 by Aussie outsider Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday in a second-round shock on the clay.

Djokovic destroys opening opponent in clay kickoff
- By Bill Scott
- . April 9, 2024
Novak Djokovic played his first clay match in 10 months on Tuesday, starting with a runaway 6-1, 6-2 thrashing of Roman Safiullin to reach the

Alcaraz falls victim to his Monte Carlo jinx
- By Bill Scott
- . April 9, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz remains without a career win at the Monte Carlo Masters after withdrawing on Tuesday a day before his opening match with a right arm

De Minaur earns heavyweight win to start clay campaign
- By Bill Scott
- . April 9, 2024
Alex de Minaur credited a few extra kilos to helping him to a 6-3, 6-0 sweep of former winner Stan Wawrinka in the first round

Nadal may find the form to resume soon
- By Bill Scott
- . April 7, 2024
Rafael Nadal may be able to start on the clay courts sooner than expected, with the Spaniard dropping the hint to his sponsor during half-time

Sinner prepared to struggle as clay campaign kicks off
- By Bill Scott
- . April 7, 2024
The challenges may start to mount for runaway ATP pacesetter Jannik Sinner as the new world No. 2 begins his spring clay season at next

Alcaraz not fussed by drop to world No. 3
- By Bill Scott
- . April 7, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz is not concerned about dropping one spot in the ATP rankings as the Spaniard falls to third in the world behind on-form Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz,

Djoko fills in coaching gap with temp Zimonjic
- By Bill Scott
- . April 6, 2024
Novak Djokovic had a well attended Saturday hit-out in front of hundreds of fans on the clay of the Monte Carlo Masters with good friend and

Spanish media float Nadal conspiracy theory
- By Bill Scott
- . April 6, 2024
Spanish media have begun speculating on the remaining tennis shelf life of national sporting hero Rafael Nadal, with one outlet suggesting that the clay court