Jannik Sinner

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25-1

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Djokovic, Sinner meet Carlos Sainz in Monte-Carlo

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Spanish driver sits courtside for Italian's match

Djokovic, Sinner meet Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz
There was no shortage of star power, or horsepower, at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Wednesday. Watch live & on

Sporting superstars were easy to spot Wednesday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz enjoyed the action and met the top two seeds: Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.

The Spanish driver caught up with the 40-time ATP Masters 1000 champion Djokovic and posed for a picture with the Serbian.

"What's up? Did you get the chance to play a little bit of tennis?" Djokovic asked.

"My backhand is terrible. My drive is okay. My volley sucks," Sainz said with a smile.

Sainz also sat courtside to watch Sinner kickstart his title quest in the Principality and later met the Italian after the match.

“I was here watching you! Right behind you. Pushing for you,” Sainz said to Sinner, who then mentioned his love for Formula 1.

Sainz is not the only Formula 1 driver to soak in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament so far this week. On Tuesday, George Russell was in attendance for Djokovic’s opening match.

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Sinner surges into Monte-Carlo QFs

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Italian next meets Rune or Dimitrov
April 11, 2024
Highlights: Sinner stops Struff, reaches Monte-Carlo 2024 QFs
Jannik Sinner surges past Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the last eight at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Jannik Sinner during Thursday's action at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner reached his third ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season Thursday when he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-2 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

Riding an eight-match winning streak, the Italian navigated through an early exchange of breaks before increasing his level at 4-4 in the opening set, breaking the German’s serve and proceeding to close the set behind his own delivery.

The 22-year-old struck the ball with weight, despite an uncharacteristic 10 unforced errors in the first set, and sent Struff from corner-to-corner in heavy-hitting baseline rallies to advance after one hour, 16 minutes. Sinner is now 2-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with the World No. 25. The pair’s previous meeting came last month in Indian Wells.

“He’s a dangerous player for sure. I had to be very, very careful,” said Sinner, who won 85 per cent of his first-serve points (22/26). “I broke him quite early and then he broke me back. I knew it was going to be really tough, but I guess I returned really well, especially on second serves. I can be very happy.”


Sinner created opportunities with aggressive returning, winning 54 per cent of his second-serve return points and claiming four of his eight break point chances.

A two-time ATP Masters 1000 titlist, Sinner’s quarter-final opponent Friday will be seventh seed Holger Rune or ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov, whom the Italian beat in the Miami final. Sinner lost to Rune in last year’s Monte-Carlo semi-finals.

“I’m happy. Every match is different. I’m happy again to be in the next round,” Sinner said. “It’s going to be really tough. Against both players I’ve always had very tough battles, tough matches. I’m looking forward to it and as always, I’m going to have to raise the level if I want to win. Let’s see.”

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The second seed leads the ATP Tour in wins (24) and titles (3) this season, having triumphed at the Australian Open, in Rotterdam and Miami. Sinner must reach the last four in the Principality to remain the No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Holding the top spot in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, Sinner is into his 11th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final and third straight in Monte-Carlo. The 13-time tour-level titlist is aiming for his maiden Masters 1000 crown on clay and first at any level on that surface since 2022 Umag.

Struff, 33, earned his 200th tour-level match win Tuesday when he beat Borna Coric in the second round. The 6’4” German, who made last year’s Madrid final, was aiming for his fourth ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final appearance.

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Steely Sinner resists Rune for Monte-Carlo SF spot

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Second seed to face two-time champ Tsitsipas in last four
April 12, 2024
Highlights: Sinner digs deep to see off Rune in Monte-Carlo 2024
Jannik Sinner prevailed in an absorbing quarter-final clash with Holger Rune on Friday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Jannik Sinner in action against Holger Rune on Friday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
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Persistence paid off for Jannik Sinner on Friday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

The second-seeded Italian kept his cool to reach his second consecutive semi-final at the ATP Masters 1000 event with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 triumph against Holger Rune. Sinner let slip six break points and two match points in the second set before prevailing in a hard-fought quarter-final clash in Monaco.

“It took a lot [to win this match],” said Sinner in his post-match interview. “Playing against him is never easy, especially on this kind of occasion, so I’m very happy I won today but mostly about the level I gave. I raised it today a little bit. It was more physical, there were more rallies today. My general feelings were better, so I’m very excited about tomorrow’s match.”


With his two-hour, 41-minute triumph, Sinner improved to 14-2 against Top 10 opponents since last September. Friday’s victory was his second in a row against Rune, whom he also defeated at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. The pair is now level at 2-2 in their Lexus ATP head2Head series.

Awaiting Sinner in the semi-finals will be Stefanos Tsitsipas, who earlier overcame Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-2. The No. 12 in the PIF ATP Rankings, Tsitsipas is a two-time champion in Monte-Carlo, where he will head into Saturday’s last four clash with an 18-3 record in the Principality.

“Tomorrow is going to be a tough one for sure," said Sinner of the semi-final matchup. "Against Stefanos, who is playing well. Let’s see what I can do tomorrow.”

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Due to rain earlier in the week, Rune had won two matches on Thursday in Monte-Carlo, including a third-round thriller against Grigor Dimitrov that set a record for the longest best-of-three-sets match in tournament history. Despite those exertions, Rune returned to court Friday with impressive energy and appeared pumped up in the opening games against Sinner.

That did not prove enough to overcome the red-hot Italian. Rune let slip a break point in the fourth game of the match and it immediately proved costly as Sinner sealed the only break of the opening set in the next game. As he has so often throughout his stellar 2024 so far, Sinner dialled in behind his delivery, dropping just six points on serve en route to the first set, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Rune continued to battle valiantly on Court Rainier III, however, where he recovered from 0/40 to hold for 3-2 and then again for 6-5 in the second set. Having missed those opportunities, Sinner still looked set for a straight-sets win as he carved out a 6/4 lead in the tie-break, but Rune fired a stunning winner to kick-start a four-point streak with which he snatched the second set.

A see-saw match briefly threatened to swing Rune’s way in the decider. The Dane held a break point, just his second of the match, at 2-2, 30/40, but Sinner shut the danger down before winning 12 of the final 15 points of the match to finally see off Rune and improve to 25-1 for the year.

“I just focus on my side… It’s all part of the learning process,” said Sinner, when asked how he had kept his concentration as Rune channelled the crowd atmosphere to mount his comeback. “Even if I lose today, I learn again, so I’m very happy about today. It has been a very tough match. I’m very happy about the win.

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Monte Carlo 24: 8. półfinał M-1000.

[2] Jannik Sinner d. [7] Holger Rune 64 67(6) 63

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