At 22 o'clock on April 12, the ATP1000-level event continued to compete in the quarterfinals. Now that Djokovic is at the Monte Carlo Masters, there is a lot of pressure. In this quarter-final, the opponent is the tournament's No. 11 seed De Minaur. In fact, Djokovic's decline this season is still relatively obvious, losing to Sinner in the Australian Open and stopping in the semifinals, his results in other tournaments are very average, and there are also cases where he stopped in the third round with an upset.
Speaking of this battle, in the first game, Djokovic encountered the test of the opponent's 2 break points, and actively mobilized the opponent to save a break point. After that, Deyo was very patient, and finally scored 40-40! Deyo suddenly shortened, changed the rhythm to score, and got the game point. De Minaur attacked the net out of bounds, 0-1!
In the fourth game, Deyo faced a 0-40 deficit and saved a game point, De Minaur quickly scored 2-2! In the fifth game, Deyo scored three straight points to get three game points, and then made a mistake! With a backhand straight to play the winning point, he completed the hold, 3-2!
In the 6th game, De Minaur scored 3 points in a row, and then blasted an ace to complete the hold, 3-3! In the second set, Deyo played more consistently, winning the match 6-4 to avoid being dragged into the deciding set. After 9 years, Deyo reached the top 4 again, becoming the oldest player in the top 4 of the tournament.
Ruud defeated Ember 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the early morning of April 13 to reach the last four and face Novak Djokovic. So far, the top 4 have all been released.
In the previous two matches, Tsitsipas swept Khachanov 2-0, and the match was slightly simpler, 6-4 and 6-2. The second seed Sinner then beat the seventh seed Rune 2-1 to secure a place in the last four and will face Tsitsipas for a place in the final.