Roger Federer turns 40 in August, and he is still eager to extend his career after two knee surgeries and his longest break from tennis in 2020. Roger had not played between the Australian Open of the year last and the Doha tournament of last March, but he rather worked hard after those two surgeries to feel ready to make another effort, in order to win some notable titles.

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After winning his eighteenth career Slam at the Australian Open and overcoming his abdominal injury, Novak Djokovic is ready to return to the field. The Serbian champion will compete in the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo this week and will look to triumph on the red clay of the Principality for the third time.

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During his career Fabio Fognini has taken away various satisfactions and has reached a level of great prestige. He reached the Top Ten and won a Masters 1000, right here in Monte Carlo two years ago, achieved excellent results and defeated on clay a legend on this surface like Rafael Nadal.

'The good thing has been to compete against Federer, Nadal, Djokovic', says star

Denish doubles specialist Frederik Nielsen believes that adding Toni Nadal to his coaching staff could be exactly what rising Canadian star Felix Auger-Aliassime needs. Uncle Toni, who coached record 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal for the majority of the Spaniard's career, accepted to join Auger-Aliassime's coaching staff and return to the Tour. "It could be what he needs.

'Toni Nadal could be what Felix Auger-Aliassime needs'

Rafael Nadal burst onto the scene at a very young age, gathering notable results and becoming one of the most successful teenagers in the game's history. For some ten years after Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori, teens had a steep path towards the top of men's tennis.

ThrowbackTimes Monte Carlo: Rafael Nadal destroys Alexander Zverev for milestone

Rafael Nadal would have hoped for a different start to the season. An annoying back problem forced him to skip the entire ATP Cup, as well as appearing in anything but optimal conditions at the Australian Open. The Spaniard failed to make it past the quarter-finals in Melbourne, where he suffered a comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas despite a two-set lead.

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"Relive an all-time classic as Juan Martin del Porto roared back to stun Rafael Nadal and reach the Olympic final at Rio 2016, backing by a raucous arena packed with Argentinians. Del Potro went on to lose in the final to Andy Murray."

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Tokyo 2020 - Highlights: Juan Martin del Potro beats Rafael Nadal in astonishing semi-final in 2016

Dominic Thiem's ​​season didn't start in the best way from all points of view. The world number 4 was unable to make it past the round of 16 at the Australian Open, where he paid dearly for the battle against Nick Kyrgios in the third round (before giving up sharply to Grigor Dimitrov).

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