28/09/2012 | Argentina

Mónaco flies through to semi-finals in Malaysian tournament

Argentine tennis player Juan Mónaco flew through to the semi-finals of the in the Malaysian Open Men’s Singles after beating Canadian player Vasek Pospisil in two sets, by 6-3 and 6-4.

01/07/2011 | World

Monaco prince marries South African swimmer

Prince Albert of Monaco married a South African Olympic swimmer in a modest civil ceremony, a day before a lavish church wedding in the small Mediterranean state.

02/07/2011 | World

Spotlight on Monaco for Prince Albert II's wedding

Flags and fanfare greeted guests arriving for the long-awaited wedding celebrations of Prince Albert II to his South African fiancee today in a union hoped to restore the luster of the Riviera's luxury playground.

26/05/2013 | Sports

Rosberg emulates his father with Monaco win

Nico Rosberg won Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, 30 years on from his world champion father Keke's triumph on the streets of the Mediterranean principality.

27/05/2013 | Sports

Mónaco loses to Gimeno-Traver in Roland Garros debut

Tandil-born Juan Mónaco lost to Spain’s Daniel Gimeno-Traver by 4-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 in the first round of Roland Garros French Open.

01/11/2012 | Sports

Del Potro, Mónaco ousted from Paris Masters

Argentine tennis players Juan Martín del Potro and Juan Mónaco were ousted almost simultaneously in the pre-quarter finals of the Paris Masters.

14/01/2013 | Sports

Injured Monaco first seed to fall at Australian Open

Argentine Juan Monaco was the first seed to be knocked out of the Australian Open, succumbing as much to injury as to Russian Andrey Kuznetsov in a 7-6 6-1 6-1 first round defeat.

05/02/2013 | Sports

Nadal wins doubles match on Chilean comeback

Rafa Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence with victory in the first round of the Chilean Open doubles today.

30/09/2012 | Sports

Mónaco wins in Malaysia for year's fourth title

01/10/2012 | Sports

Mónaco back to Top 10 after winning in Malaysia

31/10/2012 | Sports

Del Potro, Mónaco advance in Paris Masters

Argentine Juan Martín del Potro advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters after he defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla by 6-2 6-2 .

10/09/2012 | Sports

Del Potro in doubt for Davis Cup semi-final

World number eight Juan Martín del Potro is in doubt with a left wrist problem for Argentina's Davis Cup tennis semi-final at home to Czech Republic this week, captain Martin Jaite said.

14/09/2012 | Sports

Czech Berdych beats Monaco to level in Argentina

27/09/2012 | Sports

Mónaco skims through to quarter-finals in Malaysia

Argentine top tennis player Juan Mónaco skimmed his way through to the quarter finals in Kuala Lumpur after beating Taiwan player Jimmy Wang by a tight 6-4 and 7-5 after an hour and 50 minute match in the Malaysian Open Men’s Singles.

31/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco ousted from Olympic Wimbledon

10/08/2012 | Sports

Djokovic advances to last eight at soggy Toronto

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the final eight of the Toronto Masters with a 6-4 6-4 win over US Sam Querrey but will get little time to rest as rainy weather wreaked havoc on the schedule.

13/08/2012 | Sports

ATP Tour Rankings: Del Potro, Mónaco take step back

Argentine tennis players Juan Martín del Potro and Juan Mónaco have lost one position each, the ATP World Tour Rankings announced today.

26/07/2012 | Sports

Argentine tennis' Olympic rivals unveiled

Juan Martín Del Potro and David Nalbandian will face Croatian Iban Dodig and Serb Janko Tipsarevic, respectively, at the Olympic Games London 2012.

27/07/2012 | Sports

'Lucha' Aymar heads Argentine delegation into Olympics

Female field hockey player Luciana Aymar headed the Argentine delegation into the Olympic stadtium during the opening ceremony in London.

30/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco, Del Potro advance in London

Juan Mónaco started at his best in his Men's tennis singles first round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Court N°1 of Wimbledon by taking a quick 6-4 6-1 victory in a match that had been cancelled on Sunday due to heavy showers.

13/07/2012 | Sports

Stuttgart: Mónaco beats Cernevak, reaches semifinals

Argentine tennis player Juan Mónaco was the first man through to the semi-finals of the Stuttgart ATP tennis tournament after beating Slovakia native Pavol Cervenak 6-1 7-5 in southwestern Germany today.

20/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco advances to Hamburg’s semifinals

Third seeded Juan Mónaco beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 7-5 to access Hamburg Open’s semifinals, where the original from Tandil, BA province, will face the winner of the match between Nicolás Almagro (Spain) and Philip Kohlschreiber (Germany).  

23/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco breaks Top Ten as ATP releases rankings

Juan Mónaco broke the Top Ten after winning his third ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday with a victory over home favorite Tommy Haas in Hamburg, as the ATP published today the new world's rankings.

02/06/2012 | Sports

Mónaco advances in French Open

Juan Mónaco defeated Canadian Milo Raonic 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 y 6-4 in a gruelling 4 and a half hour long match for the third round of the French Open. Earlier today Spanish player Nicolás Almagro defeated Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2. and Rafael Nadal beat Eduardo Schwank.

04/06/2012 | Sports

Fearsome Nadal destroys Mónaco to advance

Holder Rafael Nadal of Spain bulldozed into the French Open quarter-finals with an awe-inspiring 6-2 6-0 6-0 demolition of Argentine 13th seed Juan Mónaco today.

27/06/2012 | Sports

Mónaco defeats Chardy in Wimbledon

Tandil native Juan Mónaco defeated this morning French national Jeremy Chardy by 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and 7-6 at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London.

24/05/2012 | Sports

Alonso fastest in smoky Monaco practice

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso showed his mastery of Monaco with the fastest lap in a first free practice session cut short in a cloud of smoke.

26/05/2012 | Sports

Webber to start on pole in Monaco

Australian Mark Webber will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix on pole position for Red Bull after Mercedes' Michael Schumacher set the pace in qualifying but was subject to a five place grid penalty.

31/05/2012 | Sports

French Open: Mónaco advances to third round

Argentine Juan Mónaco beat Czech Lukas Rosol 7-6(4), 6-0, 7-6(5) and advanced to the French Open men's singles third-round in Paris.

16/04/2012 | Sports

Mónaco moves up to No.14 after Houston win

After his victory in Houston, Juan Mónaco tied his career best and climbed two positions in the World Ranking to No. 14; while Juan Martín del Potro remains No. 11 after the ATP revealed today the new tour’s rankings after the weekend’s activity.

23/04/2012 | Sports

Del Potro returns to ATP's Top 10

Juan Martín del Potro returned to the “Top Ten” of the ATP World Tennis’ classification after the Montecarlo Masters 1000, while Serb Novak Djokovic extends his points as the top seeded player.

17/05/2012 | Sports

Argentines eliminated from Rome Masters

Juan Martín Del Potro was eliminated of the Rome Masters by French Jo-Wilfred Tsonga by 6-4 and 6-1 at the pre-quarter finals. Earlier, Mónaco lost to world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3.

29/03/2012 | Sports

Monaco blasts past Fish into Miami semis

Juan "Pico" Monaco celebrated his 28th birthday by booking a spot in the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over US Mardy Fish.

30/03/2012 | Sports

Djokovic ousts Monaco in Miami

World number one Novak Djokovic ousted Argentine Juan "Pico" Monaco 6-0 7-6 to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray.

05/04/2012 | Sports

Nalbandian to open Davis Cup series against Croatia

David Nalbandian will face Marin Cilic in the opening singles on Friday before the encounter between Juan Martín Del Potro and Uvo Karlovic, in the first day of the series between Argentina and Croatia for the quarter final of the Davis Cup.

12/01/2012 | Sports

Jaite confirms Argentina Davis Cup team to face Germany

David Nalbandian, despite his drop in the world rankings, will be Argentina's leading player in Juan Martín Del Potro's absence when the 2011 finalists visit Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup next month.

10/02/2012 | Sports

Davis Cup: Nalbandian brings in second point for Argentina

The Argentine tennis team was ahead against their grand opponent, Germany, at the Copa Davis today in the best-of-five series that began this morning in Bamberg. Juan Mónaco nabbed the first point in the series, beating Philipp Petzschner, followed by David Nalbandian’s win against Florian Mayer.  

05/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro reaches 9th place at ATP ranking

Juan Martín Del Potro climbed from the tenth to the ninth place at the tennis world ranking after reaching the semi-finals of the Dubai Championship.

02/09/2011 | Sports

Del Potro, Chela, Nalbandian achieve third round

Argentine tennis player Juan Ignacio Chela will accompany his fellow countrymen Juan Mónaco, Juan Martín del Potro and David Nalbandian in the third round of the US Open. He defeated Belgian Steve Darcis by 6-2, 6-4 and 6-4 after two hours.

18/11/2011 | Sports

‘Tito’ Vázquez confirms team for Davis final

Argentina will travel to Spain to play the final of the Davis Cup with five players: Juan Martín del Potro, David Nalbandian, Juan Chela, Juan Mónaco and Eduardo Schwank, team’s captain Modesto “Tito” Vázquez announced.

29/11/2011 | Sports

'The team will be defined on Friday'

Argentina’s tennis captain Modesto “Tito” Vázquez affirmed that he still has doubts about how the team will be formed for the final of the Davis Cup against Spain that will begin on Friday at Sevilla.

29/08/2011 | Sports

Mónaco advances to US Open’s second round

Tennis player Juan Mónaco achieved the second round of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi by 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 and 6-2.

01/09/2011 | Sports

Mónaco beats Stepanek, reach US Open 3rd round

Juan Mónaco reached to the third round of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, after winning by 6-4, 6-1 and 2-0 over Czech Radek Stepanek, who abandoned the round in the third set due to an injury in his right shoulder.

01/09/2011 | Sports

Mónaco, Chela join Argentine team for Davis Cup

Juan Mónaco and Juan Ignacio Chela will join Juan Martín del Potro and David Nalbandian in the Argentine team of the Davis Cup that will face Serbia for the semi-finals between the 16 and 18 of September in Belgrade, the team’s captain Modesto “Tito” Vázquez confirmed.

07/07/2011 | Sports

Argentina closer to Davis Cup semi-finals

Argentina was left closer to the Davis Cup semi-finals after Juan Mónaco and Juan Martín Del Potro achieved two points against Kazakhstan in the first round of the quarter-finals held over clay in Buenos Aires.

14/08/2011 | Sports

Del Potro to face Federer in Cincinnati’s 2nd round

Tennis player Juan Martín Del Potro reached the second round of Cincinnati Masters’ second round in which he will face Swiss Roger Federer, after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi in his debut.

25/08/2011 | Sports

Mónaco loses to Roddick in Winston Salem quarter-finals

Juan Mónaco was defeated by US tennis player Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of the Winston Salem tournament.

19/02/2011 | Sports

Argentines stumble at Buenos Aires ATP, Chela achieves finals

By Jorge Sillone, ámbito.com. The quarter-finals of Buenos Aires ATP 250 resumed its activities after heavy rains in Buenos Aires City had led to the suspension of the tournament. Although most of the Argentines playing at the competition lost to their opponents, Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Wawrinka at the semi-finals and will face Almagro in the finals.

26/03/2011 | Sports

Mónaco to face Federer in Miami

Argentine tennis player Juan Mónaco defeated Ukrainian Sergey Stakhovsky by 6-4, 6-7 (2) and 6-4 and will face second-seeded Swiss Roger Federer in the third round of the second Masters 1000.

28/03/2011 | Sports

Roger Federer beats Juan Mónaco in the third round of Miami Open

Swiss Roger Federer defeated Argentine Juan Mónaco 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the third round of the Miami Sony Ericsson open. Third seeded Federer crushed the Argentine and will next face Belgian Oliver Rochus in the fourth round.

28/08/2011 | Entertainment

Tom Jones cancels concert, denies heart scare

Singer Tom Jones canceled a Saturday night concert in Monaco due to severe dehydration, his spokesman said on, but he denied reports that the veteran Welsh crooner was suffering heart problems.

17/01/2013 | Entertainment

Monaco royals slam 'fictional' Grace Kelly film

Monaco's Prince Albert and his siblings slammed the screenplay for a film starring Nicole Kidman about their mother and former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly as glamorized fiction.