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Rafael Nadal has not played competitively since January

Nadal says his body 'won't allow him' to play in Monaco

Rafael Nadal has expressed his disappointment at being forced to miss the Monte Carlo Masters later this month.

Tennis • 04 Apr 24

Rafael Nadal misses out on the chance to win a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title

Nadal and Alcaraz ruled out of Monte Carlo Masters

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have both revealed they will miss the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 04 Apr 23

Djokovic congratulates Davidovich Fokina at the end

Djokovic suffers defeat on return in Monte Carlo

Novak Djokovic was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the world number one's return to the ATP Tour fell flat at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 12 Apr 22

Dan Evans won a scarcely believable five of seven break points against Novak Djokovic

Evans shocks Djokovic in Monte Carlo

Dan Evans produced the best victory of his career to stun Novak Djokovic in the third round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 15 Apr 21

Nadal turns on style to take Monte Carlo title

Rafael Nadal stepped up his recovery from injury and illness as he outlasted Frenchman Gael Monfils to claim the ninth Monte Carlo Masters title of his career on Sunday.

Tennis • 17 Apr 16

Rafael Nadal is starting to rediscover his old form

Nadal edges out Murray to make Monte Carlo final

Rafa Nadal continued his resurgence with a thrilling 2-6 6-4 6-2 victory over world number two Andy Murray on Saturday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters final against Gael Monfils.

Tennis • 16 Apr 16

Novak Djokovic has won the Monte Carlo Masters in two of the last three years

Novak Djokovic shocked at Monte Carlo Masters

Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest loss at a tournament for three years with a shock defeat by Czech Jiri Vesely at the Monte Carlo Masters today.

Tennis • 13 Apr 16

Masterful Djokovic continues winning run

World number one Novak Djokovic became the first player to win the opening three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events when he defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5 4-6 6-3 at Monte Carlo on Sunday.

Tennis • 19 Apr 15

Novak Djokovic has not dropped a set so far at the Monte Carlo event

Djokovic bets Nadal to reach Monte Carlo final

Novak Djokovic overpowered eight-time champion Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 19 Apr 15

Rafael Nadal took care of business in Monte Carlo

Nadal hammers Djokovic in Monte Carlo

World number two Rafael Nadal thrashed top seed Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters final to win the claycourt title for an eighth consecutive time.

Tennis • 22 Apr 12

Novak Djokovic lost his Grandfather during the week

Djokovic & Nadal into Monte Carlo final

Novak Djokovic will try to deal Rafael Nadal another blow when the world's two top players clash in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters final, where the Spaniard is chasing an eighth consecutive crown.

Tennis • 21 Apr 12

Nadal continues winning Monte Carlo sequence

Rafael Nadal`s incredible reign on the clay of Monte Carlo as he extended his winning run to 40 matches.

Tennis • 21 Apr 12

Djokovic eases past Italian opponent

World number one Novak Djokovic made short work of Italy's Andreas Seppi to book his place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 18 Apr 12

Murray makes easy progress in Monte Carlo

Third seed Andy Murray made short work of booking his place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters courtesy of routine victory over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.

Tennis • 17 Apr 12

Monte-Carlo Masters