During the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, Argentine Diego Schwartzman retired due to a left shoulder injury sustained during his match against Italian Jannik Sinner. The Italians were winning comfortably with a score of 6-0, 3-1, and 30/0 in a game that lasted only 42 minutes. Sinner advanced to the round of 16, where he will play Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. Also in the second round, Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo lost to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini.
On the other hand, Chilean Nicolás Jarry defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin and advanced to the round of 16, where he will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the champion in Monte Carlo in the last two seasons. Spain’s Roberto Bautista lost to Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who will face Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16.
Norwegian Casper Ruud, the recent champion in Estoril, also won in the second round against Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp, taking revenge for his defeat against the same opponent in the third round in Miami. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic qualified for the round of 16 the day before and will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti in his next match. All in all, the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 has been a tournament full of excitement and surprises, with many of the world’s best players facing each other. Tennis fans are eager to see who will emerge victorious in the upcoming matches