Stefanos Tsitsipas has made short work of Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud to seize a third Monte Carlo Masters title in four years with an emphatic 6-1 6-4 victory.
Tsitsipas dominated proceedings against fellow 25-year-old Ruud from the onset in Sunday’s final, cruising through six consecutive games to wrap up the opening set in 36 minutes.
The second set was a much closer affair but Tsitsipas proved too strong, the Greek becoming the first player in the professional era to win his first three Monte Carlo finals in straight sets.
Tsitsipas, who handed Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner just his second defeat of the year in the semi-finals, secured his first title of 2024 and stamped himself as the favourite for the clay-court grand slam title in the French Open.
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