Djokovic Continues Masters 1000 Surge With Monte-Carlo Title

Novak Djokovic once again found himself under an early siege, but the World No. 1 held his nerve to claim a second Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crown Sunday, overcoming Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.


Djokovic extended his winning streak to 17 matches in 2015, becoming the first player to sweep the opening three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of a season. The 27 year old entered Monte-Carlo on the back of completing the Indian Wells-Miami double for a third time and leaves the Principality with 23 Masters 1000 trophies, drawing level with Roger Federer for second on the titles list.

A dominant force in the Masters 1000 tournaments, he has now won 11 straight finals and has taken home the silverware at each of the previous six biggest tournaments on the calendar, including the 2014 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and 2015 Australian Open.

The Serb, who improved to 52-23 in tour-level title matches, adds €628,100 and 1,000 Emirates ATP Rankings points. He extended his lead as World No. 1 to more than 5,000 points over Federer.