Monte-Carlo Masters: Sinner saves match point en route to a thrilling victory against Hurkacz

Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 7 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters by winning against Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 10 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1 at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Thursday.

Hurkacz dominated the first set and had match point in the second-set tiebreak but Sinner saved it with a brilliant backhand after a long rally. The Italian then pinched the set and ran away with the third to set up a possible clash with world No 1 Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic, the top seed, plays Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 16 seed, next.

The 21-year-old Italian benefited from the abandonment of Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (6-0, 3-1) in the previous round.

In the previous rounds, Hurkacz, ranked No 13, edged out Serb Laslo Djere (6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)) and Jack Draper (6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-5).

Monte-Carlo Masters, other last 16 results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):

• Holger Rune beat Matteo Berrettini – walkover
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Zverev
• Taylor Fritz vs. Jiri Lehecka
• Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Andrey Rublev vs. Karen Khachanov: thursday
• Jan-Lennard Struff (Q) beat Casper Ruud (4): 6-1, 7-6 (6)