Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 1000

April 25, 1999: The day Kuerten returned to the spotlight with a triumph at Monte-Carlo

Two South Americans met on this day in tennis history to fight for clay-court glory. Here's what happened next

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Bjorn Borg

April 23, 1991: the day Bjorn Borg came back on the Tour with his wooden racquet

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to Monte-Carlo, in 1991, to witness how, after being away from tennis for almost 10 years, the great Bjorn Borg attempted an extravagant return to the game with his old-fashioned wooden racquet

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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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

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Alexandre Sokolowski

April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1998 to witness how the most dominant player of the last five years, Pete Sampras, scored the only win of his career at the Monte-Carlo Open

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic, On This Day

April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 22, 2012, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win the Monte-Carlo Masters for the eighth year in a row

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Guillermo Coria
5 days ago

April 20, 2006: The day Guillermo Coria won despite 23 double faults in Monte-Carlo

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Boris Becker & M
6 days ago

April 19, 1988: The day Vajda defeated Becker, 25 years prior to becoming part of Djokovic’s team

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Monte-Carlo
1 week ago

Electronic line calling and retractable roof among future innovations for Monte-Carlo

This year's tournament suffered a number of line-calling controversies, while rain delaying play...
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Jamie Malachy
Andrey Rublev with the 2023 ATP Monte-Carlo Masters trophy
1 week ago

Dates, tickets, former champions: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (but never had time to find out) – updated after the final

From dates to defending champions, here’s all you need to know about the...
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Jamie Malachy
Richard Gasquet
1 week ago

April 15, 2005: The day Richard Gasquet ended Roger Federer’s 25-match winning streak

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest matches in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tsitsipas forehand
2 weeks ago

Analysis: How Tsitsipas’s forehand propelled him to Monte-Carlo glory

The Greek's forehand stats, tracked by TennisViz and Tennis Data Innovations, were significantly...
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Simon Cambers
Ruud and Tsitsipas
2 weeks ago

Ruud emphasises the positives after run to Monte-Carlo final: “I feel I’m a bit more back on track”

The Norwegian, who beat Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, said he is playing...
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Simon Cambers
Stefanos Tsitsipas - Monte-Carlo
2 weeks ago

Victorious Tsitsipas revels in return to winners’ circle: “I needed a week like that”

The Greek said he felt his level of tennis this past week was...
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Simon Cambers
Tsitsipas MC final
2 weeks ago

Tsitsipas sees off Ruud for third Monte-Carlo Masters title

The Greek picked up his first title since Los Cobos last summer
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Simon Cambers
Novak Djokovic MC loss
2 weeks ago

Djokovic admits to “not great season” but focused on bigger picture

The Serb showed encouraging signs of form in Monte-Carlo but has not won...
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Simon Cambers
Jannik Sinner MC 2024
2 weeks ago

“It’s hard to swallow” – Sinner on line-call controversy

The Italian, who was eliminated in the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo, was on the...
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Lucas Morlier
Casper Ruud, Monte-Carlo, 2024
2 weeks ago

Ruud stuns Djokovic with excellent display to reach Monte-Carlo final

The Norwegian avenged his defeat to the Serb in last year's Roland-Garros final...
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Jamie Malachy
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Monte-Carlo, 2024
2 weeks ago

Tsitsipas defeats Sinner in high-quality clay-court contest to reach Monte-Carlo final

Tsitsipas, a two-time champion in Monte-Carlo, handed Sinner just his second defeat of...
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Jamie Malachy
Novak Djokovic, Monte-Carlo, 2024
2 weeks ago

Djokovic still finding “beauty in unpredictability” after all these years

The 24-time Grand Slam champion spoke of his continued love for the sport...
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Jamie Malachy
Jannik Sinner, Monte-Carlo, 2024
2 weeks ago

“He loves the conditions here” – Sinner wary of Tsitsipas threat ahead of Monte-Carlo clash

The Italian will take on two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas in their ninth encounter...
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Jamie Malachy