The schedule has been confirmed ahead of the last 16 matches
this Thursday (April 11th) at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, with the top seeds
still in competition. Novak Djokovic will have a rematch of his match against
Lorenzo Musetti in 2023 at the same tournament, where the Italian surprised by
defeating the world No. 1 with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. This time, Nole will
seek to go deeper in Monte-Carlo, as he hasn't gone beyond the third round
since 2019.
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner will also be in action, facing the
German Jan-Lennard Struff to maintain the excellent form he has already shown
on clay. Struff won't be an easy challenge, as he is a clay specialist who
reached the final of the Masters 1000 Madrid Open a year ago and defeated
Sebastian Baez (the leader in clay victories in 2024) in the first round.
The day will feature an exciting duel between the 2-time
champion Stefanos Tsitsipas (2021, 2022) and world No. 5 Alexander Zverev, with
Tsitsipas holding a favorable 9-5 head-to-head record (4-1 on clay). 3-time
Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud will play against Hubert Hurkacz, who comes off
winning the Estoril Open last week and maintains a streak of 6 consecutive
victories on clay.
Jannik Sinner during his opener against Sebastian Korda
On the other hand, there will be a clash of Russians when
world No. 4 Daniil Medvedev takes on Karen Khachanov. Similarly, there will be
a matchup between Australians, with Alex de Minaur facing Alexei Popyrin (who
surprised champion Rublev the day before). Finally, the 14th seed Ugo Humbert
will be challenged by Lorenzo Sonego, who came through the qualifiers and
eliminated Felix Auger-Aliassime.
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