8:48 AM ET Juan Martin del Potro will soon be back among us, belting those monstrous forehands and serves, unless things go horribly wrong. In Del Potro’s case, that worst-case scenario is an omnipresent possibility. The Argentinian star is entered in the upcoming Madrid Masters tournament (May 5-12). Apart from an aborted February comeback, it

7:00 PM ET World number one Novak Djokovic took out his frustration on the racket in a scrappy performance but did enough to overcome German Philipp Kohlschreiber in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 win in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The Serb, who received a first round bye, clinched the first

10:16 AM ET Simon Cambers We have been here before. When Rafael Nadal begins his clay-court season at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, he will do so with a few doubts hanging in the air about his fitness, namely whether his ailing knees will be ready for the rigors of the red stuff.

2:24 PM ET Associated Press Denis Shapovalov‘s clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as he lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 20-year-old Shapovalov arrived after a good run on hard courts at the Miami Open, where he lost to Roger

11:42 AM ET Simon Cambers MONTE CARLO — Few men have experienced anything like the highs Novak Djokovic has enjoyed in his career, from the career Grand Slam to reaching No. 1 in the world rankings to winning each of the nine Masters 1000 events. Next month, Djokovic will go into the French Open with

7:15 AM ET Tiger Woods claimed his 15th career major at the Masters over the weekend, completing a dramatic comeback from personal problems, injuries and a massive drop in form from what made him one of golf’s bankable stars for a good decade and a bit. Woods had last won a major at the US

6:58 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Christian Garin of Chile won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his first ATP World Tour title, beating Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3. Nearly six years after winning the French Open Juniors title, the 22-year-old Garin finally broke through on the tour,

5:13 PM ET ESPN News Services In opening first-round play Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters, there were wins for three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, ninth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Argentine Guido Pella. Wawrinka, the 2014 champion, advanced with a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Lucas Pouille — who

4:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MONACO — As Novak Djokovic begins his preparations for a fourth straight Grand Slam title, he likes to imagine beating Rafael Nadal in the French Open final. “That would be the match of the season, yes,” Djokovic said Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic and his longtime rival

8:42 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Trying to become the first Norwegian champion in ATP World Tour history, Casper Ruud beat qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The 20-year-old Ruud will face Christian Garin of Chile. The 22-year-old Garin beat American Sam