13:52
Krawietz/Pütz lose out
That was it! Romain Arneodo and Sam Weissborn prevail ten to seven in the match tiebreaker and book the ticket for tomorrow’s final. After the two singles, the second doubles will also take place today. This is also with German participation. Andreas Mies plays alongside Fabrice Martin and so there is still hope of seeing a final with German participation tomorrow. The Court Rainer III is now free and the single players are expected in a few minutes.
13:36
Slight delay
The start of the first semi-final will be slightly delayed as the first doubles semi-final is still ongoing. Here the German duo of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz fights for a place in the final. The first set went to the opponents Arneodo/Weissborn, the Germans were able to secure the second set a few moments ago. Now it’s time for the match tiebreak.
1:30 p.m
Direct comparison
The two 25-year-olds already know each other well. Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz have faced each other six times in an ATP match. Four victories went to the American, who is clearly ahead in a direct comparison. However, all games took place on a hard court, so that today is the first duel on clay. So the cards are being reshuffled again and after the previous performances here in Monte Carlo everything points to a really tight game.
13:24
Fritz takes out favorites
On the other hand, Taylor Fritz is someone you wouldn’t necessarily have expected in the semi-finals. First of all, the American has not had any great success on sand, on the other hand, Stefanos Tsitsipas, the winner of the last two editions, was waiting for the 25-year-old in the quarter-finals. But Fritz played completely free and didn’t give Tsitsipas any chance to stand up well to the ball. With this fast and courageous game, he defused the Greek’s weapons and, with a 6:2 and 6:4 win, more than confidently made it into the semifinals.
13:17
Rublev stops German hope
Andrey Rublev ended Jan-Lennard Struff’s run. The German made an impressive progression through qualifying to the quarterfinals but didn’t stand a chance against Rublev in the end. The 25-year-old Russian is in impressive form and wants to celebrate his second final appearance after 2021 in Monte Carlo. In addition, Rublev copes well on hard courts as well as on clay. In his 12 ATP Tour titles so far, the Moscow native has won three on sand. He was last successful on this surface in Belgrade in 2022.
13:04
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the semi-final day in Monte Carlo. Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz, who are not expected on the pitch before 1:30 p.m., make the start.