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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Nvak Djokovic, 33, Serbia, 3rd seed & 11 time champion Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, 6th seed Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, and 9th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 32, Spain, reached the Round of 16 of Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte Carlo, Monaco, on April 14, 2021, winning their respective 2nd round matches comfortably. But, 7th seed Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, and 13th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, crashed out of the tournament losing in 2nd round.
Djokovic, the winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles, beat fast rising World No 22 Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, 6-4, 6-2 in 2nd round in 1hr 32 minutes. The Serbian won 5 break points during the match to 2 by Sinner. Djokovic won 4 games in a row during the match to 2 by the Italian. The Serbian, in all, won 72 points to 58 by the Italian.
World No 3 Nadal, the winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, drubbed World No 87 Federico Delbonis, 30, Argentina, in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in 2nd round. Nadal won 5 break points in the match to 1 by Delbonis. The Spainiard also won 5 games in a row during the match to 2 by the Argentine. Nadal, in all, won 63 points during the match to 38 by Delbonis.
World No 8 Andrey Rublev thumped World No 89 Salvatore Caruso, 28, Italy, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in 2nd round winning 3 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. Rublev, in all, won 63 points during the match to 44 by Caruso. Rublev fired 4 ACes in the match to 3 by the Italian.
World No 11 Roberto Bautista Agut beat World No 54 Tommy Paul, 23, USA, 6-3, 6-4 in 2nd round. Agut won 4 break points during the match to 2 by the American. The Spainiard also won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by Paul, who served 2 Aces in the match to none by his opponent. Agut won 65 points during the match to 53 by the American.
World No 27 Casper Ruud, 22, Norway, upset World No 9 Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in 2nd round winning 3 break points and 4 games in a row during the match. Ruud won 53 points during the match to 37 by the Argentine.
World No 33 Daniel Evans, 30, UK, beat World No 16 Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, 6-4, 6-1 in 2nd round winning 4 break points and 7 games in a row during the match. Evans, in all, won 62 points during the match to 39 by the Pole.