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Reigning champion 🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula has a chance to defend her title against 🇺🇦 Yuliia Starodubtseva at the Charleston Open 🏆 Pegula has won all 4 matches in 3 sets en route to the final 🤯 In the last 3 editions (2024, 2025, 2026), Pegula has won a total of 8 matches in 3 sets.

“The worst is what he said was not true… I hadn't been practicing properly for over two weeks. It was like he kicked me when I was already down.” ✍️ @monte_sports thefirstserve.com.au/post/tsitsipas…

🇦🇷 Marco Trungetilli (36 years and 65 days old) becomes the oldest first-time ATP finalist EVER! Next week, he will officially enter the top 100 for the first time, becoming the oldest to do so in the Open era (+41 spots to No. 76 live).

Active players with the most Monte-Carlo Masters titles: 3 - 🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas (2021, 2022, 2024) 2 - 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2013, 2015) 1 - 🇨🇭 Stan Wawrinka (2014) 1 - 🇷🇺 Andrey Rublev (2023) 1 - 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz (2025)

Three years ago, 🇵🇭 Alex Eala graduated from the Rafa Nadal Academy as a top prospect, with 🇵🇱 Iga Świątek making an appearance as a guest speaker. Yesterday, they were reunited at the same academy!

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“It is not a moment in my life that I remember with happiness. Yes, the fact that I had the courage to open my mouth. But internally it was hard. I went into a certain depression.” One of the best stories you’ll read all year 👏 ✍️ @monte_sports thefirstserve.com.au/post/after-rej…

Darren Cahill had some joy in putting Jannik Sinner on the spot like that 😂 Watch Sinner’s full vlog 👉 bit.ly/4v6hOfP

What a win for the Argentinian! 🇦🇷 Román Burrachaga earns his maiden top 25 scalp to help book his first-ever ATP semi-final at the Houston Clay Championships, def. 🇺🇸 Learner Tien in straight sets.

Draw is out for the first Claycourt Masters 1000 for the year in Monte Carlo. 👉 🇦🇺 Alex de Minaur (made SF’s last year) has a bye first round and will then face the winner of 🇷🇸 Miomir Kecmanovic or 🇬🇧 Cam Norrie. 👉 🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin (made QF’s last year) will play 🇳🇴 Casper Ruud first round. 👉 🇦🇺 Aleksandar Vukic will be in qualifying.

At 36 years and 64 days old, 🇦🇷 Marco Trungelliti will next week officially become the oldest man in 50 years to crack the top 100 for the first time! 👏 Shots like THIS are why he deserves it. Age is just a number🍷

World No.77 🇦🇷 Román Andrés Burruchaga will face third seed 🇺🇸 Learner Tien in the quarter-finals of the Clay Court Championships in Houston. Did you know❓Román’s father, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, scored the winning goal for Argentina in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final 🤯⚽️

🇨🇭Stan Wawrinka (41) and 🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils (39) have arrived in Monte-Carlo ahead of the first clay court Masters event of the year, with the pair receiving wildcards in their final season. Soak it all in, legends 🥹 📸 @stanwawrinka

Australian tennis could learn a thing or two… ✍️ @ozdale thefirstserve.com.au/post/the-syste…

This Aussie gets back to back wins on tour for the first since the Toronto 1000 in August last year. Next: 🇺🇸 Frances Tiafoe (2)

Javier Palenque is a global business consultant based in Miami, outspoken critic of the USTA, passing on his thoughts to incoming CEO Craig Tiley ⤵️ youtu.be/OOWujrAk9iU

Iga Świątek pictured alongside Rafael Nadal at the Spanish legend’s academy! 🏆 28 combined Grand Slam titles 🏆 18 combined Roland-Garros titles 📸 visionsports_official/Instagram

🇵🇱 Iga Świątek confirms that Rafael Nadal’s former coach, Francisco Roig, will be her main coach.