At Monte Carlo Masters 2024, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are the two most appreciated names for the championship. Both are also expected to create a “dream final”. However, this scenario cannot happen.
Accordingly, the men's semi -finals have just taken place. The semi -final 1 closed with the victory of Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the semi -final 2, Djokovic followed Sinner and was eliminated from the tournament.
In this round, Djokovic encountered Casper Ruud, his opponent defeated all 5 times before. Entering Set 1, the world's No. 1 player entered the world was not good and lost the first gaming game. At game 5, he left the break again.
Shortly thereafter, Djokovic reclaimed 1 break. However, that is not enough for him to turn the flag. Ruud won 6-4 in this set.
Set set 2, Djokovic rises strongly. The No. 2 seed hit quickly and won 2 breaks in games 2 and 6.
To set 3 decisions, Djokovic again lost the break first in game 2 and was 1-4 ahead. It was not until Game 7 that the Serbian player reclaimed the break and leveled the score in game 8. It seemed that Nole would show his bravery in the last games that the scenario suddenly happened.
At the end of game 9, the score is 5-4 in favor of Ruud. Djokovic is the one who serve the serve in game 10 but the serve is constantly broken and the lead is 0-40. The world's No. 1 player saved the first 2 breaks but then made a double serve. Set 3 closed with a 6-4 victory in favor of Ruud.
In the end, Djokovic lost Ruud with a score of 4-6, 6-1, 4-6 and officially stopped in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Ruud had first defeated Nole and first appeared in a Masters 1000 final.
