ATP Monte Carlo: Team Thiem is subject to Team Wawrinka
Before things get really serious at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo, some of the stars have put themselves in the service of a good cause.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Apr 14, 2019, 12:53 pm
Trying out new forms of play has been en vogue on the ATP tour for a few years, best seen at the #NextGen Masters in Milan, where players have to deal with towel racks and short sentences without a net charge and line judge. In the run-up to the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo, another one was added - in a team competition with the two captains Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka.
A match tie-break was played on the Rainier III court, but with constantly changing line-ups. And also with two points, which were played in two-on-one mode. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Team Thiem) and Daniil Medvedev (Team Wawrinka) were only allowed to play a point with links - and in the final exchange of blows David Goffin and Karen Khachanov were prohibited from playing the backhand with both hands. The Belgian secured Team Wawrinka's 10: 7 victory.
For the Swiss, the seriousness of tournament life starts on Sunday: Wawrinka meets Lucas Pouille. At the charity event on Saturday he was still in the team of the triple major champion.