The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, the season’s first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event, is around the corner and will feature the top stars competing for the title at the Monte Carlo Country Club.
The elites, including Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Stan Wawrinka, and 2025 finalist Lorenzo Musetti, have hit the courts, already sharpening their skills in spirited practice sessions.
Jannik Sinner and Top Tennis Stars Arrive for the Monte-Carlo Masters
World No. 2 Italian star Jannik Sinner is returning to compete at the Monte-Carlo Masters after completing the Sunshine Double on a high note. He won the Indian Wells Open after defeating World No. 10 Daniil Medvedev and then secured the Miami Open title after surpassing Czech star Jiří Lehečka.
IT’S CLAY SEASON!
Jannik Sinner training today at Monte Carlo Country Club! 🧱🦊
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After securing the men’s singles title at Hard Rock Stadium, Sinner reflected that, ahead of his action in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, he would be relaxing and is content with his notable performances at the Sunshine Swing.
Sinner shared, “For me, now the most important thing is to recover and enjoy this moment. I don’t have a lot of time to adjust, playing on clay, if I want to play Monaco. I have always been someone who thinks in a very present moment. I don’t look in front, but I also don’t look backwards.”
Furthermore, he mentioned that he is looking forward to the clay-court swing: “Whatever comes, comes. I’m very happy about these couple of tournaments, and now a new chapter starts with the clay again. Let’s see how it goes.”
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The tournament is scheduled to be played from April 5-12, with the defending champion being World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. Considering this, Sinner is anticipating Alcaraz’s dominance on the clay surface, expressing: “Carlos, he has been so consistent for so, so long. Now we go on clay, where we all know how strong he is there.”
Apart from Sinner, Zverev, Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, and Stan Wawrinka have been practicing. Ruud is also scheduled to compete at the UTS event in Nîmes on April 3-4.
The first two seeds at the Monte-Carlo Masters are Alcaraz and Sinner, followed by Zverev, World No. 5 Musetti, Alex de Minaur, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, and Alexander Bublik.
Apart from these elites, Miami Open finalist Jiří Lehečka, Karen Khachanov, and Gaël Monfils will also light up the court with their talents.
