Overview
- Sinner beat Tomas Machac on Thursday at the Monte‑Carlo Masters 1000, winning 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals and set up Felix Auger‑Aliassime.
- After a strong first set, Sinner faded in the second and needed a medical check in the third, yet he steadied on serve and earned two late breaks to seal the match.
- Joao Fonseca, 19, defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last eight as the youngest Monte‑Carlo quarterfinalist since Rafael Nadal in 2005, and he will face Alexander Zverev.
- Lorenzo Musetti lost his opener to Valentin Vacherot 7-6, 7-5, a result that will cost him 650 ranking points and drop him from No. 5 toward No. 9.
- Qualifier Alexander Blockx beat Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-3 to reach the last 16, earning a match with Alex De Minaur in a week featuring several breakthrough runs.