The spicy Monte Carlo draw

As can be seen from training videos with Novak Djokovic in the last few days, the blisters, who had forced Sinner to give up in Miami, long since cured. So nothing stands in the way of the Sesto native making his clay court debut in the current season. The unvaccinated Djokovic, on the other hand, is returning to the tennis tour after a long break after missing the tournaments in the United States due to the entry regulations there.

As the draw revealed on Friday, fans can look forward to an attractive tournament despite the injury-related absences of Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Matteo Berrettini and Dominic Thiem. An old acquaintance Sinner had no luck, as he met the Croatian Borna Coric (ATP 199) at the start. The 25-year-old enjoyed great success at a young age, was already number 2018 in the world in 12 and has won two titles in his career. However, he missed almost all of last year's season due to injury. Coric made his comeback in Indian Wells a few weeks ago - after a break of over a year. Of the three matches he has played since then, he has only won one, but in Miami he showed improving form. Because he took a set from Alexander Zverev, number 3 in the world.

Explosive: Coric was trained by former Sinner coach Riccardo Piatti until September 2019. The collaboration ended because Piatti took Maria Sharapova under his wing and the Croatian no longer received the attention he wanted from the coaching guru. Coric often trained at Piatti's academy in Bordighera - and therefore side by side with Jannik Sinner. The latter is the overwhelming favorite in the duel, especially since the Croatian is not considered a clay court specialist and his last match on this surface was almost two years ago. The winner of the duel will either face the Chillenian Christian Garin (ATP 29) or a qualifier. It is still unclear when the match will take place.

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The spicy Monte Carlo draw

After the tasks at the 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, the next highlight of the season is just around the corner for Jannik Sinner. The third Masters of the year is taking place in Monte Carlo, where the Sexton player will face an interesting opponent in the first round.

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