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Stefanos Tsitsipas: Greek captures Monte-Carlo Masters crown for third time in four years

Stefanos Tsitsipas makes short work of Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud to land a third Monte-Carlo Masters title in four years; you can watch Barcelona and Stuttgart this week, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis

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Highlights of the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters as Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Casper Ruud

Stefanos Tsitsipas captured the Monte-Carlo Masters title for the third time in four years after dispatching Casper Ruud 6-1 6-4 in the Principality.

The Greek rose to the occasion in front of a capacity crowd on Court Rainier III, playing freely, to expose the Norwegian's deep-court position to cap another standout week.

Tsitsipas found his best level in Monte Carlo, where he handed Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner just his second defeat of the year in the semi-finals, securing his first title of 2024.

Princely Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the third player in the Open Era to win his first three finals in Monte-Carlo (2021, 2022 and 2024) after Ilie Nastase and Rafael Nadal, but the first player without dropping a single set.

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Tsitsipas says winning a third Monte Carlo Masters title felt even more special than the previous two

"I had to go out there and show my tennis as I promised every single one of them [my team] I will make the most out of it," Tsitsipas said.

"I am glad I presented on court and showed some ruthless tennis. From the beginning to the end my play was cohesive and I was able to blend in a lot of different shots."

Tsitsipas dominated proceedings against fellow 25-year-old Ruud from the onset, cruising through six consecutive games to wrap up the opening set in 36 minutes.

The second set was a much closer affair but Tsitsipas proved too strong for Ruud, as the Greek became the first player in the professional era to win his first three Monte Carlo finals in straight sets.

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