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Sinner survives Bonzi scare to extend Masters winning streak to 23
Bonzi took a set off the world No 1, created 13 break points, and gave the Caja Mágica a Friday evening worth watching. Sinner (No 1) won 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4 – and then, as he always does, found a higher gear when he needed it.
Alcaraz withdraws from Rome and Roland-Garros after his latest wrist exams
The reigning Roland Garros champion will forfeit 3,000 ranking points as rival Jannik Sinner stands to benefit most from his absence.
April 24, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won Barcelona to break into top 10 for the first time
Each day, tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 24, 2005, Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open to break into the world's top 10 for the first time
Ugo Carabelli sends Monfils into the Madrid night one last time
Ugo Carabelli won 6-3, 6-4, but the match was secondary. Monfils played his last Madrid Open, shook hands at the net with a smile bigger than the result, and walked off a court he first stepped onto in 2003. That is the story
April 23, 2000: The day Cedric Pioline won his only ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo
Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 23, 2000, Frenchman Cedric Pioline took out Dominik Hrbaty at the Monte-Carlo Masters to claim his only ATP Masters 1000 title
April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title
April 21, 1992: The day Pete Sampras was upset by world No 40 Steeb in Monte-Carlo
“Can’t give a timeline for my return”: Alcaraz leaves Roland-Garros presence in doubt after wrist blow
Madrid draw sets up brutal top half as Sinner eyes fifth straight Masters crown, with Shelton and Fils on collision course
“It means I’m back”: How Fils turned a Miami diagnosis into a Barcelona title
April 20, 2006: The day Guillermo Coria won despite 23 double faults in Monte-Carlo
Fils conquers Barcelona to signal he is back among the best
Shelton avenges Munich final defeat to claim first European clay title
April 19, 1988: The day Vajda defeated Becker, 25 years before becoming part of Djokovic’s team
Fils reaches first Barcelona final with century milestone on the way
Shelton books back-to-back Munich finals with clinical Molcan dismissal
Rublev fights back to reach first Barcelona
Cobolli stuns defending champion Zverev to reach first Munich final
Fils sends Musetti’s comeback crashing with a first Barcelona semi-final
April 17, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal officially started his Monte-Carlo reign