ENTRY LIST MONTE CARLO. Thiem pulls out leaving Nadal, Djokovic, Tsitsipas as the top favorites

Dominic Thiem is not ready yet to get back to competitions missing the opportunity to play in Monte Carlo

Dominic Record Monte Carlo

Dominic Thiem is still struggling with his body and he will not be back to competition in Monte Carlo, leaving Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas as the top favorites to win the prestigious ATP1000. The tournament will be staged from the 12th of April without fans and the defending champion is Fabio Fognini.

After losing in the opening match in Dubai, Dominic admitted that he was struggling. Indeed, the world no.4 had some issues with his foot, but apparently that was not all.

Dominic is a clay-court specialist and it is quite surprising to learn that he decided to skip Monte Carlo. This was the statement released on his official website:

Starting into the clay-court-season has been rescheduled – Dominic Thiem will not participate in the Monte Carlo classic this year! “After Doha and Dubai I needed a break”, explains the 27-year-old, “I‘m not at 100% yet. I‘m so sorry, I would have loved to play in Monte Carlo, but it won‘t work out.” During the tournament Dominic will be practicing on clay in Austria. “I‘m having tough weeks ahead of me, I have a lot of work to do.”

Curiously, Dominic has not a great record in Monte Carlo (6-6 the win-loss) and his best record was reaching the quarters in 2018.

Thiem
Monte Carlo
Thiem's Record
 

The entry list

With Thiem out, Djokovic, Nadal and Tsitsipas will be the favorites to win the competitions.  The world no.2 Daniil Medvedev is not a clay-court specialist even if he is always dangerous.

Seed Name Ranking
1 Novak Djokovic 1
2 Daniil Medvedev 2
3 Rafael Nadal 3
4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5
5 Alexander Zverev 7
6 Andrey Rublev 8
7 Diego Schwartzman 9
8 Matteo Berrettini 10
9 Roberto Bautista Agut 12
10 David Goffin 13
11 Gael Monfils 14
12 Pablo Carreno Busta 15
13 Grigor Dimitrov 16
14 Fabio Fognini 17
15 Felix Auger-Aliassime 18
16 Cristian Garin 20
Karen Khachanov 22
Alex de Minaur 23
Casper Ruud 25
Dusan Lajovic 26
Aslan Karatsev 27
Daniel Evans 29
Ugo Humbert 30
Jannik Sinner 31
Taylor Fritz 32
Benoit Paire 33
Lorenzo Sonego 34
Filip Krajinovic 35
Adrian Mannarino 36
Hubert Hurkacz 37
Nikoloz Basilashvili 38
Kei Nishikori 39
Marton Fucsovics 40
Reilly Opelka 41
Jan-Lennard Struff 42
John Millman 43
Alexander Bublik 44
Marin Cilic 45
Miomir Kecmanovic 46
Albert Ramos-Vinolas 47
Guido Pella 48
Richard Gasquet 50
Nick Kyrgios 51
Tommy Paul 53
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 55

 

Dominic Thiem in 2021

Dominic Thiem Stats info

Ranked world no.4, Dominic played his last match on the 16th of March when he lost to world no.52 Harris Lloyd 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai (draw).

This year the Austrian has a compiled 5-4 match record.

Thiem
Dubai
Thiem's Record

 

Rafael Nadal in 2021

Rafael Nadal Stats info

At the moment ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 17th of February when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).

This season the Spaniard achieved an overall 4-1 match record.

Nadal
Australian Open
Nadal's Record

Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal squared off 15 times. Their actual record is 9-6 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.

Here the video highlights.

Novak Djokovic in 2021

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 21st of February when he defeated world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 82nd career title.

This season Novak has a 9-0 record. The Serbian has won 1 title at the Australian Open.

Djokovic
Australian Open
Djokovic's Record

Tsitsipas in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021

Stefanos Tsitsipas Stats info

Now ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a composed 17-4 record in 2021. Stefanos is now playing in Miami where he toppled Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4, Kei Nishikori 6-3 3-6 6-1 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-62.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.37 Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. Their current head to head is 6-1 for Tsitsipas.

Tsitsipas was the finalist in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).

Stefanos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Tsitsipas
Miami
Tsitsipas's Record

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) in October 2020.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.