Watch: Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly attend Monte-Carlo Masters 2023 final

F1 stars Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters.
F1 stars Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters.

The 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters continues to attract stars from the world of sports. F1 stars Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly are in attendance at the Monte-Carlo Country Club today for the men's doubles and men's singles finals.

Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune will take to the court for the men's singles final after the doubles final concludes.

Leclerc is a citizen of Monaco and drives for F1 powerhouse Ferrari. He was joined by France's Gasly, who drives for Alpine, to watch some tennis action during the current F1 break.

Their F1 colleague Nyck de Vries also attended the Monte-Carlo Masters during the semifinals on Saturday. De Vries sat alongside world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and watched the match between Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev.

The fifth-seeded pairing of Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek won the doubles final on Sunday with a 6-0, 4-6, 14-12 victory against Sam Weissborn and Romain Arneodo.

Rublev reached the singles final with a hard-fought 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 victory over American No. 1 Fritz. Rune then produced comeback heroics of his own, beating the in-form 7th seed Jannik Sinner 1-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Rublev and Rune have won one match each against each other. Rublev eked out a five-set thriller in their Australian Open fourth-round clash in January.

Taylor Fritz shows support for Andrey Rublev ahead of 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters final

Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev at 2023 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev at 2023 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

After losing to Andrey Rublev in the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinals, Taylor Fritz backed the Russian for Sunday's final during their exchange at the net. Fritz later expressed confidence in Rublev, saying that he was due a Masters 1000 title. The American opined that if not on Sunday against Rune, Rublev will bag a Masters title sooner or later.

"Yeah, of course. I mean, I think there is a lot of people that don't necessarily have one that could have one, and obviously Andrey is definitely the caliber level of player that could definitely have won a Masters 1000, and I'm sure if not this week, at some point, you know, for sure he will," Fritz said in his post-match press conference.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Rune is the first teenager to reach the Monte-Carlo Masters final since the 19-year-old Rafael Nadal did so in 2006. While Rublev is searching for his maiden Masters 1000 title, Rune already has one to his name - the 2022 Paris Masters, which he achieved with a victory over Novak Djokovic in the final.

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