Monte Carlo, Monaco –The Monte Carlo Masters enters the second round on Wednesday and a whole slew of interesting matchups have taken shape that tennis regulars should spot. Here is a quick rundown of some of these together with free picks.

The ATP Monte Carlo Masters, the first major clay-court event in the lead up to the French Open, is underway this week, and on the tennis docket is last year’s runner-up Fernando Verdasco and his compatriot Nicolas Almagro as they begin their campaigns in the second round.

It’s official. There is to be no Nadal-Federer final in Monte Carlo as Jurgen Melzer decided to crash that party when he beat Federer in the quarterfinals. On the flipside, Nadal may yet reach the final (is there any doubt?) if he overcomes the suddenly gifted clay-courter, Andy Murray; so, at least one-half of that coin is intact.

Monte Carlo, Monaco – The ATP Masters Monte Carlo reaches the quarterfinal round and through to the final-eight are the top four seeded players – six-time defending champion Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and David Ferrer.

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Six-time defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to the quarterfinals and, surprisingly, so is No.4 seed Andy Murray. Nadal and Murray are slated to collide in the semi-finals of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters presuming they both win their quarterfinal encounters today.

It’s officially Euroclay time as the ATP moves towards the clay-courts of Europe. It is also the time of the season when Rafael Nadal comes into his own, reigning supreme over his beloved red clay and nowhere is his supreme dominance more felt than at the Monte Carlo Masters, which is underway this week.
Rafael Nadal is the six-time defending champion in Monte Carlo and after…

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Rafael Nadal is on course to a sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title. He reaches the semis on the back of some out-of-this-world clay court tennis, dropping two games in his first two matches, and a further six games in his quarterfinal match against compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero.
As good as Nadal has been, he hasn’t faced opposition that would send…

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Fernando Verdasco is through to his first-ever Masters semi-final at Monte Carlo, his reward a court date with Novak Djokovic, the top seed and the 2009 runner-up.

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Last year’s finalists Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the main attraction at this year’s instalment of the ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters and as they get set to begin their campaigns, all eyes will be on them.

Monte Carlo, Monaco –Marin Cilic and Fernando Verdasco highlight early action on Court Central at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The pair gets the 2nd round of the tournament underway against Igor Andreev and Julien Benneteau, respectively.