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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Kevin Palmer |Olly Paton
Stefanos Tsitsipas has given his insight into the ‘biggest’ reason why he has performed exceptionally well on clay courts. The two-time Grand Slam finalist has had a rather disappointing last 12 months and is currently sitting as the world No 18 in the live ATP rankings, however, has looked in decent form on his beloved surface.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
Carlos Alcaraz has predicted that Lorenzo Musetti ‘has the weapons’ to enter the world’s top 10. The pair contested the 2025 Monte Carlo Masters final, with Alcaraz coming out on top with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory. Despite not lifting the title, the Italian produced a highly-impressive week by beating the likes of Matteo Berrettini, Alex de Minaur, and Stefanos Tsitsipas – who was the defending champion – along the way.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
Holger Rune has revealed that he has undergone multiple ‘tests’ after a sudden retirement against Nuno Borges at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters. The former world No 4 looked like a shell of himself against Borges in his opening match, throwing in the towel whilst down 6-2, 3-0. Rune had been in impressive form, having made the final of the Indian Wells tournament – losing to Jack Draper. “I feel hunted with sickness,” said the Dane on social media, after his retirement.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
Carlos Alcaraz has dismissed outside expectations as ‘freak talk’ as he looks to put a ‘difficult’ month behind him after triumphing at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters. The Spaniard battled from a set down to beat Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 and lifted his first trophy since his 2024 Wimbledon victory. Alcaraz looked far more comfortable on the clay courts of Monaco than over the last few months, where he had most recently lost to David Goffin in the second round of the Miami Open.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
Lorenzo Musetti was on the verge of defeat against Yunchaokete Bu in the first round of the 2025 Monte Carlo, but – ultimately – reached the showpiece match. The Italian defeated the likes of Alex de Minaur, Matteo Berrettini, and three-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas to make the biggest match of his life. However, once there, and faced with Carlos Alcaraz, the former Grand Slam semi-finalist was defeated 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
Lorenzo Musetti’s coach Simone Tartarini has given specific details as to the physical issue that hindered the Italian’s efforts to win the 2025 Monte Carlo final against Carlos Alcaraz. Musetti looked in fine form in the first set, claiming it 6-3 against an impatient Spaniard. However, in the second set – especially with Alcaraz’s form on the rise – the 2024 Wimbledon semi-finalist’s movement seemed somewhat hindered, losing it 6-1.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Olly Paton
The WTA European clay-court season gets underway in Stuttgart, with 500 points and $1,064,510 on offer for the victor. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Jessica Pegula are all in action – looking to gain form ahead of the Parisian Grand Slam in late May. Last year, Elena Rybakina won the event by defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in the final. 2025 marks the 47th edition of the event, taking place at the Porsche Arena which has hosted the event since 2006.
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1 week ago | 
tennis365.com | Ewan West |Oliver Paton
Former Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement has asserted that Novak Djokovic was not “happy” or “fulfilled” on court during his defeat at the 2025 Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic fell to a surprisingly convincing 3-6, 4-6 loss to world No 32 Alejandro Tabilo on Court Rainier III in the second round of the prestigious clay-court tournament.
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2 weeks ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Oli Dickson Jefford |Ewan West |Olly Paton
Novak Djokovic entered Monte Carlo as the world No 5, and defending 400 ranking points as a result of his semi-final performance at the tournament in 2024. However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered an upset to Alejandro Tabilo, with the Chilean prevailing 6-3, 6-4 in the second round. As a result, Djokovic will lose 390 of those points when the ATP rankings are published on Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
tennis365.com | Oliver Paton |Ewan West |Olly Paton
Carlos Alcaraz says that he is ‘feeling better and better’ on the clay courts of Monte Carlo, after he dispatched Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-1 to reach his first quarter-final at the prestigious event. The Spaniard looked like he was in trouble against Francisco Cerundolo during his opening match, losing the first set 6-3, before going on to dominate the Argentinian 6-0, 6-1 in the next two sets. Against the German, Alcaraz continued that form and only improved as the match went along.
