Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Day 3 Recap

The third day of the 2024 Rolex Monte Carlos Masters is full, and Novak Djokovic returned to motion with a sophisticated efficiency in opposition to Roman Safiullin.

The play was delayed after heavy morning rain, which created sluggish, damp circumstances, however Djokovic took to his job rapidly, creating no less than one break level in each return sport and recording victory in only one hour and ten minutes.

There have been equally swift victories for Alex de Minaur, Seb Korda and Sascha Zverev, all progressing in straight-set matches that lasted simply over an hour.

Nevertheless, the day’s greatest story didn’t contain placing a tennis ball as Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the event as a consequence of a pronator teres harm in his proper forearm.

I first realized of the Spaniard’s problem over the weekend after he reduce a few of his practices brief, so seeing his withdrawal wasn’t an enormous shock.

Lorenzo Sonego will exchange him within the draw, and he faces Felix Auger Aliassime within the thirty-two spherical. Not unhealthy for a fortunate loser!

You possibly can see the complete outcomes from day three beneath, choose highlights, and Wednesday’s scheduled matches.

Day Three 2024 Monte Carlo Masters Spherical of 64 & 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Novak Djokovic (1)
Roman Safiullin
6-1 6-2

Alexander Zverev (4)
Sebastian Ofner
6-3 6-4

Hubert Hurkacz (8)
Jack Draper
6-4 3-6 7-6(2)

Alex de Minaur (11)
Stan Wawrinka (WC)
6-3 6-0

Lorenzo Musetti (23)
Arthur Fils
6-3 7-5

Roberto Bautista Agut (Q)
Facundo Diaz Acosta (LL)
6-2 6-4

Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Nicolas Jarry
6-4 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff
Borna Coric
7-6(2) 6-1

Miomir Kecmanovic
Matteo Berrettini (WC)
6-3 6-1

Sebastian Korda
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
6-1 6-2

Gael Monfils (WC)
Aleksandar Vukic
7-6(7) 6-3 7-5

Zhizhen Zhang
Marcos Giron
6-4 3-6 6-3

Djokovic Demolishes Safiullin

With 2024 being the 12 months of Sinner, many of the discuss round Djokovic has been in regards to the negatives and ideas his profession is on the slide.

Nevertheless, that discuss is much too untimely, and the Serb delivered a little bit of a masterclass in his 6-1 6-2 demolition of Roman Safiullin in his first match because the loss in Indian Wells.

En path to victory, Djokovic created nineteen breakpoints with out dealing with one on-serve and gained 69% of 2nd serve return factors in a superb show. 

Whilst you can’t learn an excessive amount of into the win as Safiullin is much more proficient on onerous courts than the crushed brick, it sends a message that his sport is on the up after a considerably lacklustre begin to the season, by Djokovic’s lofty requirements anyway.

I’m very happy, I feel even the video games that I misplaced I had break factors in these video games. It’s a actually nice first match at first of the clay season. It has all the time been slightly bit up and down. Final 12 months as properly, I began off properly at this event and the second match I misplaced, so I hope to take care of this rhythm. I’ve a day tomorrow of coaching, and I hope to return out in just a few days with the identical angle and high quality of tennis. Djokovic on his spectacular win over Safiullin.

Zverev Masters Ofner

Sascha Zverev began confidently in his adopted hometown. He superior to the final sixteen with a 6-3 6-4 win in opposition to Sebastian Ofner.

The German now has a 4-0 report in opposition to the Austrian of their head-to-head, and whereas Ofner performed properly, it was comparatively plain crusing for the fifth seed, who dropped serve simply as soon as when he served for the match at 5-2 within the second set.

Sascha will face Tsitsipas or Etcheverry, who play tomorrow within the final sixteen on Thursday.

Different Matches of Notice

Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Day 3 Spherical of 32 Matches