In the early morning of April 12, the third round of the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters ended, and the game broke out three major upsets. Medvedev, Zverev and Dimitrov are the three favorites who are out of the tournament. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and World No. 2 Sinner performed strongly and advanced easily.
- The 3 favorites are out of the game
World No. 4 Medvedev will face compatriot Khachanov in the third round. Medvedev was in average form, unable to withstand his opponent's strong serve and attack, losing two sets in a row 3-6 and 5-7, and was out of the tournament with a big score of 0-2.
World No. 5 Zverev will face Tsitsipas in the third round, who has been in a slump of late. Both sides played at a high level in this match, Zverev played a little hesitant to play the key points, lost two sets in a row 5-7, 6-7, and went out of the tournament with a big score of 0-2 and missed the quarterfinals.
World No. 9 Dimitrov, who has been in a burst of form recently, will face Rune in the third round. Both of them played a one-day doubles match today, and the match was very intense, with both sides playing three sets, two of which were tie-breaks. In the end, Rune, who was more physical, had the last laugh and narrowly won 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 to advance to the quarterfinals.
- Djokovic and Sinner advanced strongly
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is back from a two-tournament at the Masters. Djokovic's opponent in the third round is Italy's clay sensation Musetti. Djokovic was the first to break serve in both sets, but with his strong psychological and offensive ability, Djokovic won in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
World No.2 Sinner continued his recent good form, winning comfortably 6-4, 6-2 against Struff in the third round to reach the quarter-finals.
In the other three matches, De Minaur 2-0 Poppelin, Amber 2-1 against Sonego, Ruud 2-0 Hurkacz, the trio locked up the quarter-finals.
In the quarterfinals, Djokovic vs De Minaur, Amber vs Ruud, Tsitsipas vs Khachanov, Rune vs Sinner. Look for Djokovic, Sinner, Amber and Tsitsipas to advance to the semi-finals.