Zverev knocked out early in Monte Carlo

Zverev knocked out early in Monte Carlo

Top seed Alexander Zverev crashed out in his opening match of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday after losing 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Italy's Matteo Berrettini. World number two Zverev has struggled for any kind of form since his defeat by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final at the end of January, winning just six of 12 matches. "It's been the worst period since my injury (the) last few months," said Zverev who has suffered a string of early exi…

Tennis-Zverev's Monte Carlo exit assures Sinner of top rankings spot on tour return

(Reuters) -Jannik Sinner will return to the ATP Tour from his doping ban at next month's Rome Masters as world number one after the Italian's closest challenger Alexander Zverev crashed to an early defeat in Monte Carlo on Tuesday. Read full story

Zverev knocked out early in Monte Carlo by Berrettini

Top seed Alexander Zverev crashed out in his opening match of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday after losing 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Italy's Matteo Berrettini. World number two Zverev has struggled for any kind of form since his defeat by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final at the…

Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini earned the biggest match victory of his career on Tuesday when he defeated world number two Alexander Zverev in three sets at the top-tier tournament in Monte Carlo.

“A crazy game, especially mentally I had to do a great job to change it.” The key to the victory against Alexander Zverev lies above all in Matteo Berrettini's head. The Italian, now number 34 ATP, qualified for the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo by beating the German number 2 in the ranking and first seeding favorite, coming back in three sets with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in 2 hours and 29 minutes of play.

Berrettini beats Zverev, Sinner n.1 until his return

Italian world number 27 Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday eliminated German world number two Alex 'Sacha' Zverev in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters tournament, thus mathematically preventing the German from being able to snatch the number 1 spot fro... (ANSA)