Reigning Monte-Carlo champion Fabio Fognini will play Filip Krajinovic in the round of 16 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic topped Jannik Sinner in his Monte-Carlo opener, raising his 2021 record to 10-0; it’s the sixth time he’s started a season 10-0. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERRafael Nadal dismissed Federico Delbonis 6-1, 6-2 in his first match since the Australian Open in February. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERAlexander Zverev plays the tweener in his 6-3, 6-3 win over Sardegna Open champion Lorenzo Sonego. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERGrigor Dimitrov has not lost a set reaching the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters round of 16 and a date with 11-time champion Rafael Nadal. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERRafael Nadal has won 60 of his 86 career titles on clay. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERCasper Ruud was a 6-3, 6-3 victor over seventh-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina and will face Roberto Bautista Agut next. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER“Every ball is coming back. I think that’s difficult,” said Jannik Sinner of his first match against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters tournament. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIERDaniel Evans defeated Miami Open champion Hubert Hurkacz to set up a round of 16 clash vs. Novak Djokovic. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER Novak Djokovic is aiming for a record-extending 37th Masters championship in Monte-Carlo. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
