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Tennis Clay Season starts in Monte-Carlo played from 12 April through 20 April 2014 on outdoor clay courts
| Posted on April 12, 2014 at 5:40 AM |
It will be the 108th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the sixth time. It will take place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. Novak Djokovic is the defending champion in the singles tournament, having beaten Rafael Nadal the previous year, ending the Spaniard's 8 year winning streak at the event.
⦁ Name: Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
⦁ Category: ATP World Tour Masters 1000
⦁ Place: Monte-Carlo, Monaco
⦁ Date: 12.04.2014 - 20.04.2014
⦁ Draw Size: S-56 D-24
⦁ Surface: Clay
⦁ Prize Money: € 2,884,675
big names missing:
- Andy Murray, who’s played a lot of tennis already this year since his return from back surgery, takes a week of rest
- Tommy Haas pulled out of Monte Carlo with a shoulder injury, which had been bothering him for several months now.
- Juan Martin Del Potro is likely to miss the rest of the season because of a second wrist operation in four years.
- Richard Gasquet pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters due to persistent back pains
- Florian Mayer withdrew from Monte Carlo due to a groin injury he suffered at the Miami Masters
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