Rafa Nadal back at hunting ground

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, April 21 (UPI) -- Djokovic bested Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) on the clay courts of the Monte Carlo Country Club, snapping Nadal's 46-match winning streak at the event. Nadal boasted a 48-1 overall mark in Monte Carlo, with his only ...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco: Rafael Nadal lines up on Wednesday against Australian Marinko Matosevic at the Monte Carlo Masters as the Spaniard begins his campaign for a record ninth straight trophy at the iconic venue. Nadal's opponent Matosevic faces the ...

Take this: Frances Richard Gasquet returns the ball to compatriot Benoit Paire during their Monte Carlo Masters match in Monaco yesterday. Gasquet won 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. AFP MONACO: Sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and seventh-seeded Richard Gasquet ...

(CNN) -- "The last couple of weeks I've been at home have been murder with the traffic," bemoans Monte Carlo resident Jenson Button. Like most Formula One protagonists, the McLaren man loves the thrill of racing in the Monaco Grand Prix -- it's just ...

MONACO, France Milos Raonic and first-time doubles partner Bernard Tomic of Australia lost 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters to the top-seeded Americans Bob and Mike Bryan. It was a poor day on serve for the ...

Roger Federer will return to second in the ATP standings next week after Andy Murray collapsed to a 1-6, 2-6 third-round loss to Stanislas Wawrinka at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday. A shell-shocked Murray committed 24 unforced errors as he lost ...

Sports News: Novak Djokovic retained the top spot in the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP, a day after the Serb won the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic, who beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) to win the trophy for the first time, has ...

=== === Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and eight-time reigning champion Rafael Nadal secured berths in the semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters. The two-time Monte Carlo runner-up Djokovic rolled past ...

MONACO, Monaco Milos Raonic's hopes for early success on the clay court start stalled with a 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3) loss to Jarkko Nieminen on Wednesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Raonic, the 12th seed from Thronhill, Ont., had ...