Rolex Monte Carlo Masters Tennis: The dice are thrown!

Rolex Monte Carlo Masters Tennis: The dice are thrown!

Cancelled due to the Covid pandemic last year, the 2021 edition of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, the first big clay court event of the season, promises to be thrilling.

Featuring the Best Three in the World

Organized behind closed doors in order to maximize the safety of the players, but with in particular eight of the ten best players in the world present including the first three in the ATP ranking: the Serbian Novak Djokovic (N ° 1), the Russian Daniil Medvedev (N° 2) and the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (N° 3), excellence is more than ever the watchword of the first ATP Tour Masters 1000 of the season on clay.

The Draw is Completed

For the 56 players in the main draw, the dice are now cast. It was under a beautiful sun, on the terrace of the restaurant “Le Blue Bay” of the Monte-Carlo Bay, official hotel of the tournament, that the virtual drawing took place this Friday, of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2021, in the presence of Fabio Fognini, winner of the 2019 edition. The transalpine player declared: “For me Monte-Carlo is a special tournament.”

“I trained for quite a few years here and I have great memories of Centre Court. Unfortunately, this last period has been terrible for everyone and not just for the athletes and I am all the happier to be able to come back to Monaco, next to my home with my relatives who will come and support me. I hope to have the best tournament possible.”

The 2021 tournament is orphan of its greatest ambassador, Baroness Ann-Elizabeth de Massy, ​​who died on June 10, 2020. Marc Maury, master of ceremonies for the draw paid her a vibrant tribute.

Rafael Nadal Competes for a World Record 12th Win

Who will lift the precious trophy on Sunday April 18? Will Rafael Nadal manage to improve his own record with a 12th coronation? Or will the 2021 edition crown an unprecedented winner? The candidates for victory are numerous with a very rich line-up.

At the end of the draw, we are already seeing some good first rounds taking shape, notably with two choice ones: David Goffin (BEL) / Marin Cilic (CRO) or Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) / Cristian Garin (CHI).

Novak Djokovic, world number one, sits in the top half of the draw. He could face the young Italian talent Jannik Sinner, finalist in Miami, in the second round, then the winner of the Florida Masters 1000, Polish Hubert Hurkacz, in the Round of 16. On his way stands Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas who he could meet in the semifinals.

In the lower part of the draw, Daniil Medvedev (n° 2), finds himself with Rafael Nadal (n° 3) Andrey Rublev (n° 6) , Diego Schwartzmann (n° 7) and Fognini. Beautiful players all.

For the French players, Gaël Monfils will meet in the first round the Spaniard Pablo Andujar and Luca Pouille, the Argentinian Guido Pella. For his part, Benoît Paire will face Australia’s Jordan Thompson. If the French players win, they could find themselves against defending champion Fabio Fognini (ITA).

The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2021 is more exciting and uncertain than ever!

Watch the Tournament On-Line or on TV

The tournament takes place behind closed doors, but tennis fans will be able to follow these matches in real time, on the tournament’s official website (www.rolexmontecarlomasters.mc), its mobile application, on social networks as well as on the television channels that run and are broadcasting it around the world, like Eurosport and C8 (Canal Plus) for France, Sky Italia, Eurosport Russia, Sky Deutschland, Tennis Channel US and CCTTV for China.

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Draws and Order Of Play for 4/11/21

David Goffin players former US Open champion Marin Cilic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters

Monte-Carlo, Monaco

€2,082,960

April 11 – April 18, 2021

The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006, is the first of three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments played on clay. The tournament is a player and fan favorite due to its magnificent location, the Monte-Carlo Country Club, and long tradition of champions. Spain’s Rafael Nadal has won 11 titles at the event, including an Open-Era record eight successive titles between 2005-2012. Fabio Fognini is reigning Monte-Carlo champion. The tournament was not played in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters

Singles Main Draw: [click here]

Doubles Main Draw: [click here]

Singles Qualifying Draw: [click here]

Order of Play for Sunday, April 11th: [Click Here]

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters : Sur quelles chaînes suivre le Tournoi ce dimanche ?

La saison de tennis continue et le premier grand tournoi sur terre battue s’élance : le Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters est à suivre en direct et en intégralité sur l’ensemble des plateformes d’Eurosport du 11 au 18 avril et les 1/2 Finales et Finale seront à suivre en direct sur C8 !

Dès dimanche 11 avril et durant toute la semaine, les meilleurs tennismen du circuit seront présents pour le Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters qui ouvrent traditionnellement la saison de terre battue. La compétition sera à vivre sur Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Eurosport.fr et sur l’application Eurosport en compagnie des experts d’Eurosport, Justine Henin, Paul-Henri Mathieu et Arnaud Di Pasquale. Et, pour accompagner les téléspectateurs, Olivier Canton et Thomas Bihel se succéderont à la présentation d’Eurosport Tennis Club !

Les stars du tennis répondront présentes au rendez-vous et, parmi elles, neuf pensionnaires du top 10 mondial. Avec le record de onze titres sur le tournoi, Rafael Nadal sera de retour sur le court. Face à lui, la concurrence sera emmenée par les deux premiers du classement ATP : Novak Djokovic et Daniil Medvedev. En embuscade, il faudra également compter sur Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Diego Schwartzman et Matteo Berrettini.

Le public français retrouvera également Ugo Humbert, Benoît Paire, Adrian Mannarino, et Jérémy Chardy. Richard Gasquet ne jouera pas le tournoi de Monte-Carlo en raison de “complications liées au Covid”, a annoncé le joueur français sur les réseaux sociaux. Gaël Monfils ne jouera pas en Principauté cette année. Blessé en raison d’une “gêne en bas du mollet depuis une dizaine de jours”, il a annoncé dimanche son retrait du tournoi, quelques heures avant son début. Le 13e mondial ajoute qu’il reste “positif et optimiste” pour la suite.

Attention concernant les rencontres de dimanche, diffusion uniquement en direct à 13h00, 15h00 et 17h00 sur Eurosport.fr et sur l’application Eurosport. A partir de lundi les matchs seront à suive sur Eurosport 1 et 2. Rendez-vous sur notre Agenda Sports pour suivre la programmation complète de la semaine, cliquez : ICI

Le Programme du dimanche 11avril