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Zizou Bergs and Jannik Sinner in doubles action at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday,
By ATP Staff
Zizou Bergs and Jannik Sinner prevailed in a doubles showdown packed with elite singles talent on Sunday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
In the first main-draw match of the clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event, the Belgian-Italian duo delivered an entertaining performance to overcome fellow accomplished singles players Tomas Machac and Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-5 in 83 minutes.
Jannik x Zizou 🤝@janniksin and @ZizouBergs defeat Ruud/Machac 6-4, 7-5 in their opening doubles match in Monte Carlo#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/PfSeOqVP89
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Bergs and Sinner followed the victory by giving the crowd a moment to remember with their celebration, clasping their hands and raising them aloft, each pointing to the sky.
Sinner, currently No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings, has an opportunity to reclaim the World No. 1 spot from Carlos Alcaraz this week in Monaco. Yet the Italian showed he is equally eager to make his mark in doubles, teaming with Bergs for the first time to secure an impressive win on Court Rainier III.
The pair struck eight aces and converted four of their nine break-point chances, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Next up, they will face brothers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Pavlos Tsitsipas or eighth seeds Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard.
Jiri Lehecka and Jakub Mensik also won a singles-heavy doubles clash in the Principality on Sunday, overcoming Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. The Czech duo will next meet fourth seeds and reigning Australian Open champions Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski.
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