In a Masters 1000 tournament that featured Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, I don't think anyone saw Andrey Rublev coming away on top. But that's just what the oddly endearing Russian did in Monte Carlo. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.
Andrey Rublev clinched his first ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday when he overcame teenager Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final. In a clash between two of the biggest ball-strikers on the ATP Tour, it was the fifth seed who prevailed on a sunbathed Court Rainier III.
Rublev struck 33 winners and rallied from 1-4 in the third set to earn the 13th and biggest title of his career after two hours and 34 minutes. Rublev sealed victory with his fifth ace of the match, dropping to the court in celebration.
Felt for the new bad boy of tennis, who also blew a big lead against the Russian in Melbourne. But at just 19 he has plenty of time to figure it out
Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek captured their first ATP Masters 1000 crown as a team Sunday when they saved two match points to overcome Monegasque-Austrian wild cards Romain Arneodo and Sam Weissborn 6-0, 4-6, 14-12 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Not bad!
Andrea Vavassori has cute friends ... including the one at the top of the post.
And a winning workout regimen
Frances Tiafoe is putting it all on the line in Barcelona
Hard to think of Gombos as the loser here
The Big German takes another Challenger
Congrats to Team USA for qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup finals, along with Czech Republic, Spain, Kazakhstan, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Slovenia
I was tickled to see Andrea Jaeger sitting with BJK, wife Ilana Kloss, Rosie Casals and broadcasting veteran Lesley Visser at the tie versus Austria. I'm never sure what fellow players think of the former wunderkind, especially after her recent (but much-ignored) claims that she was sexually harassed by a WTA employee as a teenage girl
What's Adam going to try on this one?
Pink eye? I think giardia is the real issue here ...
Looks like he and Harry had a nice time after the assault ...
Adam has a good eye
Tommy Haas
Cristian and Marton make a winning pair
Benjamin Lock and Rubin Statham reached the final in San Luis Potosí City, Mexico
Big Ben and little fan
Juan Betancourt
At first glance I thought Diego had a third nipple
Everyone likes Vasek's big hardware
Coach Francesco Cerrai with pupil Flavio Cobolli
Liam Broady looking sweet
Poor Juan Martin del Potro
Rune in action
Big Joe with Coach O'Hare
Manspread Monday
Novak gets a special visitor
Thiago gone wild
Dutch treat
Marcos Giron needs a paddling
Matteo's injured again
Russian dolls
And last but not least: Jan-Michael Gambill gets suited up
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