Holger Roon made a surprise quarterfinal appearance at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Daniil Medvedev in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

Holger Roon defeated Danylo Medvedev at ATP Monte Carlo

Daniil Medvedev, ranked No. 5 in the ATP rankings, suffered only his third defeat of 2023.

The Russian, who won the title in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai, was knocked out by Holger Roon (9 ATP) at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 18 minutes.

Medvedev quite decisively lost the first set, although he managed to take 3 games, and in the second action it was the Dane who led the fighting.

Daniil Medvedev led 3-2 and 4-3, but Roon came back each time to ensure his presence in the ace box in Monte Carlo.

Here Roone will face the winner of the duel between Lorenzo Musetti (21 ATP) and Yannick Sinner (8 ATP).

The Monte Carlo tournament will take place from April 9 to 16 on clay, with a total prize pool of €5,779,335. The champion of the last two events is Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Rafael Nadal is the authoritative leader in terms of trophies won: 11.