Monte Carlo Quarter-final Lineup Set With Surprises from Musetti and Struff

The quarter-final lineup in Monte Carlo is about and can characteristic Stefanos Tstisipas, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Jan Lennard Struff.

Within the spherical of sixteen, there have been two surprises: Lorenzo Musetti took out Novak Djokovic in three units, and qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff pulled off a formidable win in opposition to fourth seed Casper Ruud with some heavy hitting, firing 37 aces.

Elsewhere, Jannik Sinner saved a match level within the second set tiebreak earlier than defeating Hubert Hurkacz, and there have been comparatively easy wins for Tsitsipas and Rublev.

Then within the ultimate match of the day, which by Monte Carlo requirements was an exceptionally late end at 11.15 pm, Daniil Medvedev defeated Sascha Zveverev in three units.

The German served for the match within the second and third units after which recovered from 2-5 down within the tiebreak to carry two match factors, however Medvedev wouldn’t go away, and he took benefit of some tentative play to get himself over the road.

You possibly can see the entire spherical of sixteen outcomes under.

Spherical of 16 Monte Carlo 2023 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Lorenzo Musetti (16)
Novak Djokovic (1)
4-6 7-5 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)
Nicolas Jarry
6-3 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (3)
Alexander Zverev (13)
3-6 7-5 7-6(7)

Jan-Lennard Struff (Q)
Casper Ruud (4)
6-1 7-6(6)

Andrey Rublev (5)
Karen Khachanov (9)
7-6(4) 6-2

Holger Rune (6)
Matteo Berrettini
(W/O)

Jannik Sinner (7)
Hubert Hurkacz (10)
3-6 7-6(6)& 6-1

Taylor Fritz (8)
Jiri Lehecka
4-6 6-4 6-1

Struff Sinks Ruud

Jan-Lennard Struff entered Monte Carlo via qualifying, and he’s now gained 5 matches in a row on the Principality, shocking Casper Ruud 6-1, 7-6(6).

I watched his ultimate qualifying spherical in opposition to Ruusuvuori, and he was putting the ball off each wings very cleanly. Therefore, it’s no shock to see him do properly in the principle draw as he’s performed properly on clay earlier than, making the ultimate on the Bavarian Championships in 2021.

The second set scoreline doesn’t mirror how one-sided a match it was, as Struff bought a bit nervy when 5-2 up and wanted six match factors total to get it achieved.

A shock? Sure, for positive, however Ruud just isn’t somebody you affiliate with performing properly in opposition to huge servers, and every time gamers do one thing completely different, he’ll battle.

Sinner Saves Match Level

Jannik Sinner is into the Monte Carlo quarter-finals for the second yr in a row, however he needed to fend off a match level earlier than seeing off Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-1.

Hurkacz began properly and served properly within the first couple of units, however he performed passively when the ending line was in sight, and whereas I like his calm play whatever the level if he had been a bit extra dynamic, he’d have gotten the job achieved.

It was a really robust match. Taking part in in opposition to him, I knew already from the start that it was very robust to get into the rhythm. I feel he served extremely within the first one-and-a-half units, and after I broke him the primary time, the momentum modified slightly bit. “He additionally had match level. These sorts of matches can go each methods; I’m blissful it went my approach and might play at the very least another match right here. Sinner on his win over Hurkacz

Djokovic Muted by Musetti

Lorenzo Musetti got here inside a whisker of beating Djokovic two years in the past on the French Open, and this time round, he managed it with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a wind and rain-affected affair that featured fifteen breaks of serve.

Whereas it was fairly shut, Musetti returned higher, particularly on the second serve, and 6 double faults from the Serb’s racket had been a bonus.

Djokovic, who hasn’t all the time carried out properly in Monte Carlo, performed with an elbow sleeve, and his first serve was down 15mph on common, which is a big distinction, so will probably be fascinating to see if he performs Banja Luka subsequent week, which has relocated from Belgrade.

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Monte Carlo 2023 Quarter Ultimate Lineup

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