Jan-Lennard Struff made the surprise of the day at the tournament in Monte Carlo, the German defeated the Norwegian Casper Ruud, the fourth favorite in the ATP Masters 1000 category, in the 1/8 finals.

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Casper Ruud defeated by Jan-Lennard Struff at the Monte Carlo Masters

Struff (32), who is ranked 100th in the world, defeated Ruud in straight sets 6-1, 7-6(6). The game lasted one hour and 44 minutes.

Kasper reached three major finals last year, but went without a trophy at Roland Garros, the US Open and the Tournament of Champions.

Jan-Lennard, who was ranked 29th in the ATP rankings in September 2020, will face Andriy Rublev after the fifth seed prevailed in the Russian’s match against Karen Khachanov (9), 7-6(4), 6-2.

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The Monte Carlo Masters takes place from April 9 to 16 on clay, has a total prize pool of €5,779,335, with Novak Djokovic as the top favorite and Stefanos Tsitsipas the champion of the last two tournaments.

What you need to know about the Monte Carlo Masters

• Player with the most titles: Rafael Nadal (11)

• Most doubles titles: Mike Bryan (6)

• Oldest champion: Nicola Pietrangeli (34 years old in 1968)

• The youngest champion: Mats Wilander (18 years old, 1983)

• Lowest Champion: Andrew Pattinson (49th in 1974)

• Most wins: Rafael Nadal (73).