The biggest surprise at the Monte Carlo Masters tournament came on Clean Thursday evening by Lorenzo Muzzetti, who knocked out the top favorite for the Novak Djokovic trophy in the 1/8 finals after a two-part match due to rain interrupting the game.

The Italian, despite being 6-4 down 1-0 in sets, went on to play amazing tennis and achieve the biggest win of his career 7-5, 6-4, getting his first “ticket” to the quarter-finals ATP 1000 clay tournament held in the Principality.

For Musetti, the 3rd qualification this year on the tour in the quarter-finals was the result of the 9th victory in 2023, as well as the 5th victory of his career in this particular tournament.

It was a “virgin” against the 22 Grand Slam title holder after losing three in a row due to his encounters with the Serb, including a huge disappointment at Roland Garros in 2021.

The event is not… very suitable for “Nola”, who after his title in 2015 has so far only played twice in “8” Monte Carlo (2017, 2019), and today’s defeat was only his 4th against an Italian tennis player (record 47-4), with the latter in 2020 in the quarter-finals of the Vienna indoor tournament.

Tsitsipas continues

Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 2021 and 2022 Monte Carlo champion, extended his tournament winning streak to 12 matches with a 93-minute 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicolás Jarry in the third round to book his place in the quarter-finals. impressive performance.

“I had to deal with some difficult moments, especially when he had break points,” said Tsitsipas. “I dealt with those situations very maturely and played accurately, so that was great,” he added.

“My opponent has done well on clay, he can also play big games,” added Tsitsipas, referring to Tsari, who won his second ATP Tour title at home in Santiago last February.

“The match was played in great detail and I’m very happy that I did it and gave such a good result,” said Tsitsipas, who, with a 14-2 record, is preparing for a quarter-final clash with American Taylor. Fritz.

Source: APE-MPE, France 24.