The defending champion, Rafael Nadal, finished the semi-finals with a $ 5.2 million (1.6 billion forints) pay-off at the Monte Carlo slalom men's tennis tournament.
The 11-time winner, the second highest-ranked Spanish player in Friday's quarter-finals won a tight and smooth set of Guido Pella in Argentina. Nadal's next opponent will be Italian Fabio Fognini.
Results, Quarterfinals:
Nadal (Spanish, 2) - Pella (argentine) 7: 6 (7-1), 6: 3
Fognini (Italian, 13th) - Coric (Croatian, 9th) 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
previously:
Medvedev (Russian, 10) - Djokovic (Serbian, 1.) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
Lajovic (Serbian) -Sonego (Italian) 6: 4, 7: 5
In the semi-finals: Nadal-Fognini and Medvedev-Lajovic.
(Source: sportrajongo.hu, m4sport, mti / Photo: pixabay)