Live tennis Monte Carlo day 5: Tsitsipas reunited with defeat, Zverev met “delicious bait”

(Sports news, tennis news) Tsitsipas will have a reunion with the opponent he just defeated 2 months ago, while Zverev meets “good bait”.

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Laslo Djere: Around 5:30 p.m., April 14, men’s singles third round

The defending champion Tsitsipas had a jubilant start with a quick two-set victory over former champion Fabio Fognini with a score of 6-3 6-0. Tsitsipas isn’t exactly a clay-court expert but he enjoys playing on Monte Carlo’s surface and is holding a 78% win rate in the tournament.

Tsitsipas won convincingly in round 2 and met a Djere who just defeated 2 months ago

Laslo Djere was not considered the “top door” in the match in the second round against Lorenzo Sonego, but the Serbian player won after 2 sets with a score of 6-4. Djere’s form is quite good when he reached the semi-finals at the Marrakech tournament, as well as winning in 3 sets against Maxime Cressey in round 1. Djere’s current form is still not as good as in 2019, but he used to be. crowned in a clay tournament (Rio Open).

Tsitsipas just beat Djere in Acapulco back in February so it shouldn’t surprise the Greek this time around, and he also beat Djere six years ago on clay at Casablanca. Djere has never made it to the quarterfinals of a Masters and he may have to wait a little longer.

Pablo Carreno Busta – Alexander Zverev: 7:00 p.m., April 14, men’s singles third round

Recent controversies aside, Zverev has had a smooth start in Monte Carlo this year. As the 2nd seed, the German player started in the 2nd round and easily defeated Argentina’s Federico Delbonis after 2 sets with the scores 6-1, 7-5.

In this third round, Zverev will face the 13th seed Pablo Carreno Busta. In the past, the two tennis players have met twice and the victory belonged to the Olympic champion Tokyo. However, the previous two meetings were both on hard courts and it should be remembered that Busta is Spaniards, the birthplace of players who play masters on clay.

Hubert Hurkacz – Albert Ramos-Vinolas: Around 7 pm, April 14, men’s singles third round

Hurkacz won a rather tough three-set victory over the defending champion of Santiago, Pedro Martinez, to qualify for the third round. This will be another match Hurkacz will have to play a Spanish champion on the court. This year, Albert Ramos-Vinolas just had to take 3 sets to overcome Cameron Norrie and at one point had to save the break in the 3rd set.

Hurkacz promises to continue struggling on clay

Hurkacz’s form hasn’t been very convincing over the past several weeks, but he often finds a way to win to accumulate important points. He has reached the semi-finals in the last two-thirds of the tournament, and has a big victory over Daniil Medvedev in Miami, but in 2021 the Polish player won only 1 match on clay, he actually has about 2 years. have never won 2 consecutive matches on this field.

Ramos-Vinolas was the runner-up in Monte Carlo in 2017 (losing to Rafael Nadal in the final) and this year he has won the Cordoba as well as the semi-finals in Santiago. The Spaniard has both experience and ability on the court, so Hurkacz’s chances of winning are quite low.