18:07 CET - And our fourth and final Monte Carlo semi-finalist has been confirmed. It's another straight-setter in what has been a pretty anti-climactic day. Jannik Sinner (21) has destroyed Lorenzo Musetti (21) 6-2 6-2 to set up a meeting with Rune.
17:18 CET - Check out highlights of Rune's victory below.
16:55 CET - Away from Monte Carlo, the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers have been taking place.
Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina (23) and Barbora Krejcikova (27) comfortably won their opening matches to help Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic take 2-0 leads in their Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers on Friday.
Kazakhstan stamped their authority over Poland on clay at home, taking full advantage of world number one Iga Swiatek's absence due to injury as Yulia Putintseva (28) stunned Magda Linette (31) 7-5 6-3 before Rybakina doubled their advantage.
The reigning Wimbledon champion fired nine aces and won three out of six break points in her 6-3 6-4 victory over Weronika Falkowska (22) to put Kazakhstan in full control ahead of the final day's action.
The best-of-five qualifiers will feature two singles matches on Friday and two reverse singles matches on Saturday along with a doubles rubber.
Read the full report here.
16:35 CET - Three quarter-finals completed today, and all three have been straight-set matches. Holger Rune (19) is the next man through, after easing past Daniil Medvedev (27) 6-3 6-4. The Russian was no match for the Dane on a surface he has notoriously struggled on, while Rune looked totally at home.
15:41 CET - See what Fritz had to say following his impressive victory.
14:28 CET- The defending champion is out! Stefanos Tsitsipas' (24) struggles following the Australian Open continue, with Taylor Fritz (25) crushing the Greek 6-2 6-4. The American was scintillating, but Tsitsipas failed to find anything that resembled his best tennis.
12:53 CET - And Andrey Rublev (25) is the first man through to the semi-finals in Monte Carlo. The Russian overcame Jan-Lennard Struff (32) 6-1 7-6(5) to reach his fifth Masters semi-final.
The first set proved to be a stroll in the park for Rublev, but the second was a much tighter affair, with the German upping his level. However, Rublev found a way to clinch the tiebreak and secured the win.
12:24 CET - King of clay, Rafael Nadal (36), has just announced that he is pulling out of the upcoming tournament in Barcelona, as he continues to recover from a hip injury that he sustained at the Australian Open.
Read more about that news right here.
8:10 CET - The WTA had suspended tournaments in China after former doubles number one Peng Shuai (37) stated in a now-deleted 2021 social media post that a senior former Chinese government official had sexually assaulted her, but 16 months later, they ended their boycott after an investigation deemed that the situation showed 'no sign of changing'.
Britain's Anne Keothavong (39) said that she hopes Peng is ok, but the decision will benefit the player financially.
Read more about that here.
7:52 CET - Since his U.S. Open victory in 2020, Dominic Thiem (29) has fallen down the rankings to number 106 in the world, struggling with injury and confidence issues. There have been some positive signs of late, but will Thiem ever return to his best?
Read about that right here.
7:43 CET - It was truly a brilliant day yesterday, with the last 16 matches producing shocks and thrilling tennis. The quarter-finals promise to be as good, with a number of heavyweight clashes on the cards.
The matches to come today are Andrey Rublev vs Jan-Lennard Struff, Taylor Fritz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev vs Holger Rune and Lorenzo Musetti vs Jannik Sinner. As usual, we will have updates and highlights from all of these games right here.
