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Monte Carlo Masters 2021: Alexander Zverev vs Lorenzo Sonego preview, head-to-head & prediction
Alexander Zverev
Date: 14 April 2021
Venue: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Match timing: Approx. 5 pm local time, 8.30 pm IST
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Lorenzo Sonego won his second career ATP title at the 2021 Sardegna Open
World No. 7 Alexander Zverev will take on World No. 28 Lorenzo Sonego in the second round of the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
Zverev began his year in respectable fashion, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open - where he lost to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets. The 23-year-old then played some solid tennis in Acapulco, taking home his first 500-level title in more than a year by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Italian to face Jordan Thompson in second round
Two years on from the biggest title run of his career, Fabio Fognini made a successful return to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
The Italian opened play on Court Rainier III with a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Miomir Kecmanovic to reach the second round. Fognini fired 27 winners, compared to just four from Kecmanovic, to advance in 85 minutes.
“It was difficult coming here with a bit of pressure,” Fognini said in his post-match interview. “Last week was a really bad week for me, so I tried to change something in my game, especially mentally, because when I am feeling good, [my] tennis is going the perfect way."

2021/04/05 03:16
MIAMI (AP) — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career on Sunday by beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Miami Open final.
Hurkacz, 24, improved to 10-0 in Florida this year, including the Delray Beach title in January. Ranked 37th, he beat two top-10 opponents in the same tournament for the first time, and he is projected to climb to a career-high 16th in next week’s rankings.
Hurkacz was poised playing his first final in the top-level ATP series, the Masters 1000. In the first set, he raced to a 3-0 lead, briefly fell behind and then played a solid tiebreaker, closing it out by winning a 25-stroke rally.

Barty reaches Miami final as Hurkacz topples Tsitsipas
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Hubert Hurkacz of Poland reached the Miami Open semi-finals with an upset of Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas MATTHEW STOCKMAN GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
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World number one Ashleigh Barty bucked the upset trend at the Miami Open on Thursday, rolling into the women's final as men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert Hurkacz.
Australia's Barty fired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to return to the title match of a tournament she won when it was last held in 2019.

Barty Reaches Miami Final As Hurkacz Topples Tsitsipas
04/01/21 AT 8:05 PM
World number one Ashleigh Barty bucked the upset trend at the Miami Open on Thursday, rolling into the women's final as men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert Hurkacz.
Australia's Barty fired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to return to the title match of a tournament she won when it was last held in 2019.
But Greece's Tsitsipas was left trying to explain a "self-explosion" after he squandered a commanding lead in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final loss to 26th seed Hurkacz of Poland -- the latest in a string of upsets that saw men's top seed Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Alexander Zverev bow out along with women's No. 2 Naomi Osaka.

Rublev advanced to his first Masters 1000 semi-final by beating unseeded Korda in straight sets and ending his giant-killing run.

Barty To Face Andreescu In Miami Final, Hurkacz Topples Tsitsipas
04/02/21 AT 2:11 AM
World number one Ashleigh Barty bucked the upset trend at the Miami Open on Thursday, rolling into the women's final as men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert Hurkacz.
Australia's Barty fired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to return to the title match of a tournament she won when it was last held in 2019.
But Greece's Tsitsipas was left trying to explain a "self-explosion" after he squandered a commanding lead in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final loss to 26th seed Hurkacz of Poland -- the latest in a string of upsets that saw men's top seed Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Alexander Zverev bow out along with women's No. 2 Naomi Osaka.

Barty to face Andreescu in Miami final, Hurkacz topples Tsitsipas
Australia's Barty fired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to return to the title match of a tournament she won when it was last held in 2019.
Ashleigh Barty of Australia returns a shot to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in their semifinal match during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on April 01, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Picture: Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP.
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MIAMI - World number one Ashleigh Barty bucked the upset trend at the Miami Open on Thursday, rolling into the women's final as men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert Hurkacz.

Arch rivals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal to play for Team Europe against World in inaugural Laver Cup
Arch rivals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal to play for Team Europe against World in inaugural Laver Cup
Long-time Rivals Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal Will Put Their Rivalry Behind When They Team Up To Play For Team Europe Against Team World In The Laver Cup This Weekend At Prague.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra
| Updated on: 21 Sep 2017, 11:28:30 AM
New Delhi:
Long-time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will put their rivalry behind when they team up to play for Team Europe against Team World in the Laver Cup this weekend at Prague.

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29 Mar 2021 at 07:45
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Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia on the way to a third-round victory over Australian Alexei Popyrin at the Miami Open ATP and WTA hardcourt tennis tournament
MIAMI: Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev hobbled into the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday, defying crippling leg cramps to beat Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (7/9), 6-4.
World No. 2 Medvedev, increasingly hampered as the third set wore on in the heat and humidity of South Florida, nevertheless mustered the only service break of the third set on the way to a dramatic victory over 86th-ranked Popyrin.
"It's probably one of the sweetest victories in my career, because I was cramping like hell in the third set," Medvedev said on court as he limped in circles seeking relief.

Medvedev into 4th round
By AFP Published: Mar 29, 2021 04:43 PM
Daniil Medvedev serves during the Miami Open on Sunday. Photo: VCG 
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev hobbled into the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday, defying crippling leg cramps to beat Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (7/9), 6-4.
World No.2 Medvedev, increasingly hampered as the third set wore on in the heat and humidity of South Florida, nevertheless mustered the only service break of the third set on the way to a dramatic victory over 86th-ranked Popyrin in the ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournament.
Medvedev had appeared to be cruising to the finish line when he seized a 5-2 lead in the second set.

MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour.
Russia’s Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced to a third-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin, a 6-4, 6-2, winner over the 30th-seeded American Reilly Opelka.
Women’s world No.2 Naomi Osaka, seeded second behind top-ranked Australian Ashleigh Barty, had a tougher time, but conquered her nerves in her first match since winning the Australian Open to beat Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.

Medvedev Ready For ‘Tough Match’ Against Practice Partner Popyrin
Felix, Isner meet in 2019 semi-final rematch
So far in 2021, Daniil Medvedev has led Russia to the ATP Cup title, reached his maiden Australian Open final and collected his 10th ATP Tour trophy at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille.
An interesting common denominator behind those title runs at the ATP Cup and Marseille? Pre-tournament practice sessions with Alexei Popyrin. The pair will meet on Sunday for a place in the Miami Open presented by Itau Round of 16.
During pre-season, Medvedev joined Popyrin for multiple practice sessions. The Russian also connected with the Aussie ahead of his trip to Marseille, where he beat Jannik Sinner and Pierre-Hugues Herbert en route to the title.

Andy Roddick (2004, 2010).
In total, 15 of the 35 editions of the tournament have been won by a player from the home country.
Will an American win the Miami Open in 2021?
If an American is to achieve a 16th victory for their nation this year, then
Isner is the best-placed to do so.
He'll have to first face North American opposition in Canada's
Felix Auger-Aliassime, but there are only 11 players remaining with higher seeds than the 2018 champ.
US dominance in the women's singles
Given that the
Williams sisters have 11 titles at the Miami Open between them, it's little surprise that Americans have dominated the women's event over the years as well.

Osaka battles past Tomljanovic to reach Miami Open 3rd round
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Miami, Mar 26 (efe-epa).- Japanese world No. 2 Naomi Osaka has had little success to date at the Miami Open, but she got off to a strong start at this year’s event with a hard-fought 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory Friday afternoon over Ajla Tomljanovic.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has never advanced past the third round of this WTA Premier Mandatory hard-court tournament, but the winner of last month’s Australian Open said before the start of the event that she has her eyes on the title and that ambition showed against a difficult opponent.

Medvedev, Osaka through as Zverev tumbles out of Miami Open
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27 Mar 2021 at 09:45
Russian top seed Daniil Medvedev on the way to a second-round victory over Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun in the Miami Open ATP and WTA hardcourt tennis tournament
MIAMI - Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour.
Russia's Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced to a third-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin, a 6-4, 6-2, winner over 30th-seeded American Reilly Opelka.

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Updated March 27, 2021
Daniil Medvedev of Russia returns a shot during his men’s singles second round match against Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan on Day 5 of the 2021 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Mark Brown/Getty Images/AFP
 
Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour.
Russia’s Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced to a third-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin, a 6-4, 6-2, winner over 30th-seeded American Reilly Opelka.

Medvedev, Osaka through as Zverev tumbles out
World number two subdues Taiwan’s Lu 6-2, 6-2; Japanese star beats Aussie Tomljanovic 7-6 (7/3), 6-4
AFP
March 27, 2021
MIAMI:
Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour.
Russia's Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced to a third-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin, a 6-4, 6-2, winner over 30th-seeded American Reilly Opelka.
Women's world number two Naomi Osaka, seeded second behind top-ranked Australian Ashleigh Barty, had a tougher time, but conquered her nerves in her first match since winning the Australian Open to beat Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.

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Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev headline the 2021 Miami Open presented by Itau. Medvedev and Zverev, who feature in the top half of the draw, are both looking to win a fourth ATP Masters 1000 title.
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By Rory Carroll
(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev said letting his best chance so far at Grand Slam glory slip through his fingers at last year's U.S. Open has not discouraged him but instead provided extra motivation to get the job done this year.
The 23-year-old German, who for years has been touted as the future of the sport, came tantalizingly close to hoisting the championship trophy at September's final in Flushing Meadows but ultimately fell to Dominic Thiem in a five-set thriller.
"That loss made me in a way even hungrier," he told reporters ahead of the Miami Open.