Rolex Monte Carlo Masters—Monaco
Wednesday’s action at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters saw No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner easily advance to the round of 16, defeating Sebastian Korda 6-1, 6-2.
The inform Italian will next face Jan-Lennard Struff for a place in the quarterfinals.
Elsewhere, defending champion Andrey Rublev was comprehensively dismissed by Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 6-4. Rublev will lost 955 points as a result of his defeat.
Other results on the day saw No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev, No. 8 seed Casper Ruud and No. 10 seed Hubert Hurkacz all advance in straight sets.
Thursday’s schedule of play in the Principality will feature top seed Novak Djokovic facing Lorenzo Musetti. Musetti dispatched Djokovic 12 months ago at the event.
Watch all the action live this week from Monaco on Tennis TV.
Get ready for the year’s second Major today, with great tickets to the French Open in Paris.
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Second-round results:
Jannik Sinner (2) Defeats Sebastian Korda 6-1, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (4) Defeats Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-4
Alexei Popyrin Defeats Andrey Rublev (6) 6-4, 6-4
Casper Ruud (8) Defeats Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 6-4
Hubert Hurkacz (10) Defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-6(4)
Alex de Minaur (11) Defeats Tallon Griekspoor 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas (12) Defeats Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1, 6-0
Ugo Humbert (14) Defeats Zhizhen Zhang 6-1, 6-4
Karen Khachanov (15) Defeats Francisco Cerundolo 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Lorenzo Sonego Defeats Defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5
