Nothing that was predicted has happened this Saturday in Monte Carlo: the numbers 1 and 2 in the world compromised in the semifinals.
Novak Djokovic, always in tow, ended up losing against Casper Ruud, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. And Jannik Sinner, the man who aspires to dismantle the Serb's leadership, has surrendered against Stéfanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 3-6 and 6-4).
Djokovic's course (36) is being strange.
He has not won a tournament in the entire course, he has replaced his group of collaborators, he even communicated a change of preferences. He says family comes before anything else, including tennis.
And his tennis suffers. This Saturday it took an hour to enter their semi-final. By then, she had already blown up the first set. Then she had looked great in the second, but she broke down again at the end, when she was down 4-1. Forced, he would project up to 4-4. He wouldn't go any further.
Ruud and Tsitsipas, registered in the Godó trophy that starts this Monday, are playing for the title on Sunday.
