PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Sinner, Tsitsipas and Ruud to play on COURT RAINIER III on Friday – Monte-Carlo

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud are going to compete on Friday at the Monte-Carlo on COURT RAINIER III.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Novak Djokovic vs. Alex De Minaur

Head to head 1-1

Novak Djokovic will fight against Alex De Minaur in the quarter for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Novak got to the quarter after beating Roman Safiullin 6-1 6-2 and Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-3.

Novak has a 10-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Serbian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in at the Australian Open .

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters The Serbian lost in the 3^rd round 4-6 7-5 6-4 to Lorenzo Musetti.

Alex De Minaur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, the Australian got to the quarter after beating Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-0, Tallon Griekspoor 2-6 6-2 6-3 and Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-4.

The Australian has a 22-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Acapulco where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters De Minaur surrendered in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-2 to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Novak Djokovic and Alex De Minaur play each other. Their head to head is 1-1 for Djokovic and De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, De Minaur won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Australia back in January 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.192
Alex De Minaur -> 4.7

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Jannik Sinner vs. Holger Rune

Head to head 2-1 for Rune

Jannik Sinner will compete against Holger Rune in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on COURT RAINIER III.

Jannik Sinner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), Sinner got to the quarter after beating Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-2 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-2.

The Italian has a 24-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4 and in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters Sinner capitulated in the semifinal 1-6 7-5 7-5 to Holger Rune.

Holger Rune: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Rune reached the quarter after beating Sumit Nagal 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Grigor Dimitrov 7-6⁹ 3-6 7-6².

Holger has a 15-7 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Rune’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Brisbane.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters Rune lost in the final 5-7 6-2 7-5 to Andrey Rublev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune fight against each other. Their record is 2-1 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Before, the last time they competed against each other, Sinner won 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the R in Nitto atp finals back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.25
Holger Rune -> 3.96

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov

Head to head 7-1 for Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Karen Khachanov in the quarter for the 9^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT RAINIER III.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Tsitsipas got to the quarter after defeating Laslo Djere 6-3 3-2 ret., Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 6-0 and Alexander Zverev 7-5 7-6³.

The Greek has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Greek’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Los Cabos.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters The Greek lost in the quarter 6-2 6-4 to Taylor Fritz.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Karen reached the quarter after beating Cameron Norrie 7-5 7-6³, Francisco Cerundolo 4-6 6-4 6-3 and Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-5.

Khachanov has a 15-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where he beat Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters Khachanov lost in the 3^rd round 7-6(4) 6-2 to Andrey Rublev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 9^th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov square off. Their record is 7-1 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Paris back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.56
Karen Khachanov -> 2.43

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Casper Ruud vs. Ugo Humbert

Head to head 3-1 for Humbert

Casper Ruud will play Ugo Humbert in the quarter for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on COURT RAINIER III.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, the Norwegian got to the quarter after beating Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 6-4 and Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-2.

Ruud has a 22-6 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS). Casper’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Los Cabos and Acapulco.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters The Norwegian had to surrender in the 3^rd round 6-1 7-6(6) to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Ugo Humbert: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Humbert reached the quarter after defeating Federico Coria 4-6 6-1 6-2, Zhizhen Zhang 6-1 6-4 and Lorenzo Sonego 5-7 6-3 6-1.

Ugo has a 18-5 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was conquering the title in Marseille where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Dubai where he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Carlo Rolex Masters The French player lost in the 1^st round 3-6 7-5 7-5 to Lorenzo Sonego.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Casper Ruud and Ugo Humbert square off. Their current record is 3-1 for Humbert (see full H2H stats), but Ruud has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Humbert won 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Wimbledon back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.26
Ugo Humbert -> 3.88

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Monte-Carlo

• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Casper RuudRuud – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (5-7 6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Holger RuneRune – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (7-6⁹ 3-6 7-6²) – Score progression – Stats
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-5 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Monte-Carlo

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Casper RuudRuud (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Jannik SinnerSinner (2-1) – H2H – Prediction