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Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas edges into the Monte-Carlo Masters last eight but Casper Ruud bows out early

Stefanos Tsitsipas remains on course to defend his Monte-Carlo Masters title after booking a spot in the last eight with a hard-fought win over Laslo Djere. The world No.5 followed up his impressive victory over 2019 champion Fabio Fognini with a 7-5 7-6 (1) success over the Serbian world No.62 to book a quarter-final showdown with Diego Schwartzman. Ad/> “I knew I had to be alert,” Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview.

Tsitsipas through to Monte Carlo quarters, Ruud ousted

Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals with a 7-5 7-6(1) victory over Laslo Djere on Thursday while fourth seed Casper Ruud was knocked out in straight sets by Grigor Dimitrov. Tsitsipas broke only once in a match where break points were in short supply but the Greek third seed pounced when it mattered most at the end of both sets to seal victory. The opening set went with serve but Djere was nearly broken when he was down 5-4 after he made three double faults.

Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2022, en directo: partidos de la jornada 5, en vivo | 14 de abril

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Djokovic loses to Davidovich Fokina in Monte Carlo

MONTE CARLO: World number one Novak Djokovic crashed to a three-set defeat in only his fourth match of the season, falling 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 to unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday (Apr 12).

SA to face Bulgaria in Davis Cup

South Africa's tennis team has been being drawn against Bulgaria for their Davis Cup World Group II tie later this year.

Miami Open: Alexander Zverev serves up win over Borna Coric to reach third round

Borna Coric at the Miami Open on Friday as the tournament's second seed punched his ticket to the third round. The towering German, who came into the match with a losing record against the Croatian, served his way out of trouble in the first game of the third set and fended off a break point while serving up 5-3 en route to the hard-fought win. Zverev, who crushed 12 aces and only committed one double fault, said his more aggressive approach was the difference in the contest.

'We want to do our job' - Russia's Andrey Rublev says sport should be outside of politics after UK minister's comments

Andrey Rublev says Russian tennis players should be allowed to continue to compete at tournaments despite the nation's invasion of Ukraine. Rublev, who advanced to the semi-finals of Indian Wells after a 7-5 6-2 win over Grigor Dimitrov on Friday, wrote 'No war please' on a camera lens after his semi-final win at the Dubai Tennis Championships in February. Ad/> Nigel Huddleston, the United Kingdom’s government’s sport, tourism and heritage minister, suggested he will seek «assurance” from Daniil Medvedev and other Russian tennis players that they do not support Vladimir Putin's regime and that the government is in talks with the All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) regarding their stance for Wimbledon, which starts on June 27.

Andrey Rublev to face Taylor Fritz in semifinals at Indian Wells

Andrey Rublev beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-2 to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells where he will face American Taylor Fritz, who sent Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic packing with a 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 win on Friday. Dubai champion Rublev benefitted from some poor serving by his Bulgarian opponent, who had five double faults and was broken four times after having previously lost his serve once at this year's tournament. World number seven Rublev was not at his best either and struggled to close out the first set, being broken to love as Dimitrov levelled at 5-5, leading the intense Russian to drop his racket and loudly vent his frustration to the players' box.

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Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas edges into the Monte-Carlo Masters last eight but Casper Ruud bows out early

Tsitsipas through to Monte Carlo quarters, Ruud ousted

Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2022, en directo: partidos de la jornada 5, en vivo | 14 de abril

Djokovic loses to Davidovich Fokina in Monte Carlo

SA to face Bulgaria in Davis Cup

Miami Open: Alexander Zverev serves up win over Borna Coric to reach third round

'We want to do our job' - Russia's Andrey Rublev says sport should be outside of politics after UK minister's comments

Andrey Rublev to face Taylor Fritz in semifinals at Indian Wells