The Latest Breaking News from Monte Carlo

The Dutchman overcame a two-tenth deficit to Alonso in the final sector to make a last-gasp swoop for the fastest time, his resulting 1m11.365s cementing his first pole position in qualifying at the Monte Carlo circuit.

This year’s race takes place on Sunday 28 May at 09.00am ET on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - Rafael Nadal's preparation for a tilt at a record-extending 15th French Open title suffered a further blow when he announced Friday his withdrawal from the ATP Barcelona tournament.

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - Daniil Medvedev cruised through his first match of the year on clay Wednesday, defeating Italian wild card Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-2 at the Monte Carlo Masters to set up a meeting with Alexander Zverev.

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - Novak Djokovic made a winning return to competition in the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday but was made to work by his 198th-ranked Russian opponent as two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced when his rival retired injured.

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev both survived dropping a set to advance in the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday as last year's runner-up Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fell at the first hurdle.

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - The 2014 Monte Carlo Masters winner Stan Wawrinka was full of relief Monday to get past the first round as Russian qualifier Ivan Gakhov secured a date with world number one Novak Djokovic.

The 35-year-old produced an error-strewn display in a frustrating 6-1 6-3 defeat to De Minaur

Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) (AFP) - Novak Djokovic says he is "motivated" to make a better than usual start to the clay-court season in Monte Carlo as he tunes up for a 23rd Grand Slam bid at the French Open.