Juan Mónaco’s inching his way to the top of the ATP rankings…
The 28-year-old Argentine tenista edged out German veteran Tommy Haas 7-5, 6-4 Sunday in the final of the German Tennis Championships to claim his third clay-court title of the year.
With the victory, Mónaco will reach a career-high ranking of world No. 10 when the rankings are released on Monday.
This was Mónaco’s second final in two weeks. He lost to Janko Tipsarevic in Stuttgart a week ago.
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There’s no crying for Argentina’s Federico Delbonis, only cheering… The 23-year-old professional tennis player soundly defeated Spain’s Albert Montanes in just over an hour to advance to the Brazil Open semifinals. Delbonis, currently ranked No. 61 in the world, beat Montanes in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. He’s now one win…
