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<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Valentin Vacherot had nothing to be ashamed of in his 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard was a heavy favorite against the Monegasque, and he proved why early. –> Valentin Vacherot had nothing to be ashamed of in his 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz. The…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: As all tennis lovers know, it takes more than one set to win a match. Starting exceedingly well, such as Jannik Sinner did in his semifinal match of the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters against Alexander Zverev, doesn't a match victory make. Sinner wouldn't be able to afford a dip in form, and in…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: The best story of the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters is likely the run that Monaco-native Valentin Vacherot has been on. The 27-year-old toiled for much of his career, but seems to have found himself in the last six months. No one can doubt him now. –> The best story of the 2026 Monte-Carlo…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: After both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz somewhat struggled through their third-round matches at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters, both looked brilliant in the quarterfinals. Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime, and then Alcaraz took care of Alexander Bublik. –> After both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz somewhat struggled through their third-round matches at the…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Jannik Sinner has a bigger game to hunt at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters than Felix Auger-Aliassime. Not that the Canadian isn't a good player, because he most definitely is. He just isn't of the same skill set as the Italian. Maybe only Carlos Alcaraz is. –> Jannik Sinner has a bigger game…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: The world, especially Brazil, is ready for 19-year-old Joao Fonseca to take flight and become the kind of fixture atop the ATP that Alexander Zverev has been for years. To start getting there, though, Fonseca would have needed to beat the German in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters. He couldn't.…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Tennis fans might have assumed they were about to be treated to a fantastic match in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters when Hubert Hurkacz faced hometown hero Valentin Vacherot. The two players' skillsets were so close to one another; how could a wonderful outcome not happen? –> Tennis fans might…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: At the beginning of the third-round Monte-Carlo Masters match between Carlos Alcaraz and Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the Argentine might have wished he could start everything all over. He was overwhelmed by a top-form Alcaraz and could do little to keep pace either on his service games or with returns. –> At the…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: The match appeared to be so easy for Jannik Sinner. He had taken the first set of his third-round match of the Monte-Carlo Masters against a seemingly overwhelmed Tomas Machac 6-1. The ATP No. 2 was surely on his way to yet another straight-set victory at a Masters event. Not so fast.…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Wednesday at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters started perfectly (literally) for Italian tennis. Matteo Berrettini blanked Daniil Medvedev in two sets, and he announced once again to the tennis world just how great he can be. After Berrettini's match, though, the days took a downward turn for the state of tennis in Italy.…