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Andrey Rublev is a Masters 1000 champ!

The 25-year-old Russian tennis player beat Denmark’s 19-year-old Holger Rune in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 at thehe Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Sunday (April 16) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Andrey was 1-4 down and faced break points in the final set but rallied to win the biggest title of his career.

“I have tears,” Andrey said. “I don’t know what to say to be honest. I don’t know. I am just happy, finally. [I've] been struggling so much to win this freaking Masters 1000 tournament. Finally losing 4-1, Love-30, saving break points, thinking there is no chance to win, and somehow I did it.”

Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc was in the stands watching the exciting match. Watch the highlights below!

Mike Tyson sits front row to watch the final match between Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Petra Kvitova of Czechia against at the Miami Open tennis tournament at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday (April 1) in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The 56-year-old boxing champ was accompanied by his daughter Milan Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer.

Petra, 33, beat out Elena, 23, in two straights sets, 7-6(14), 6-2, ending Elena’s 13-match winning streak.

“For sure the tiebreak was deciding today I think all the match,” Petra shared at the post-match press conference. “I think it was the longest one I ever played in my life, and if I didn’t serve, I couldn’t be there. I got like three aces at the beginning and it was really tough. I had a break in the first set, and she [broke] me back. It’s nothing really easy to hanging out with Elena as I did today.”

Colombian star Maluma cheers on Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz during the semifinals match against Italian Jannik Sinner during the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday (March 31) in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Jannik, 21, beat Carlos, 19, in a three-hour three-set thriller, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, ending Carlos’s 10-match winning streak.

“After the match, like the [first] 15, 25 minutes,” Carlos shared post-match. “I can’t talk to anyone. I was complaining a lot, everything is like sh-t for me. (smiles) But after 20, 25 minutes, I recall myself, I start thinking about positive things, about the match, about the season, about the tournament, and talking with my team, and my family. After that, I start to have good things on my mind. I come [to this press conference] smiling. It’s after the 20, 25 minutes.”

Also in the stands to cheer on the Spanish player were NBA stars Luka Doncic and Jimmy Butler.

On Sunday, Jannik will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the championship match. Daniil has beaten Jannik in all five of their previous matches.

Last week, Maluma and Carlos watched the New York Knicks face off against the Miami Heat during a basketball game at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla. The Heat beat out the Knicks in an exciting game, 127-120.

Carlos Alcaraz hits some tennis balls ahead of his match with USA’s top tennis player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The 19-year-old Spanish tennis player practiced his serve a lot, which has improved a lot over the last year.

“When I [started training with my coach Juan Carlos Ferrero], everybody [knew that I had] to improve my serve,” Carlos shared during his press conference. “I had problems [with] my abs a long time ago, so I couldn’t practice the serve as much as I wanted.”

He added, “But [when my abs started healing, I started] to practice the serve a little bit more. It was something that we were really focused on. We knew that the serve was really, really important [in] tennis, so I [needed] to improve a lot, and I think I have a good serve [now].”

Carlos plays his friendly rival, Italy’s Jannik Sinner, tomorrow at the semi-finals! He was spotted practicing two courts over from Carlos, who waved goodbye to Jannik when he left. Pictured in the gallery is Jannik taking a breather from practice!

Teenage tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz defeats USA’s top-ranked player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament quarterfinals on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

This was the 19-year-old Spaniard’s 10th match win in a row!

“The return [of serve] was the key [to winning this] match,” Carlos said during the post-match press conference. “I took my chances. I took the opportunity of every break point that I had.”

As for why Taylor thought he lost the match, he shared, “The first game, I got broken in the match, but I felt like after that, I played very well for the rest of the set. He didn’t have any more chances to break me. I had chances to break him. I felt like going into the second set, I had a really good chance.”

“Then I just threw away my serve again to start the second set,” Taylor added. “So that was extremely demoralizing because now I’m playing another set from behind. It’s just more off of my mistakes. Obviously playing the best player in the world, you can’t just drop your serve to start both sets.”

Carlos plays his friendly foe, Jannik Sinner of Italy, tomorrow during the semi-finals. This will be their sixth time facing each other!

Jamie Foxx sits front row as he cheers on USA’s rising tennis star Christopher Eubanks at the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday (March 30) in Miami Gardens Fla.

The American lost out to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in two straight sets, 6-3, 7-5.

Tomorrow, Daniil will face off against his friend, fellow Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat out Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, 6-3, 6-2.

“[Karen and I] have known each other [for] a long time,” Daniil shared at his post-match conference. “We are exactly the same age group. So starting from all the young tournaments, we played together. I remember that just before the under-14 age group, he was actually not one of the best in Russia. I was not the best one also. Maybe a little bit higher ranked than him. Then he went really fast up. He got a few wildcards, beat a few top guys when he was like 15 or 16. So, yeah, he had a good rise. We had a good rise together to the ATP Tour. We already achieved a lot. It’s great. You know, we still spend time together. We are great friends, and I feel like we respect each other a lot.”

Carlos Alcaraz gets in a last-minute practice session with his team during the Miami Open tournament on Tuesday (March 28) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The extra practice must have worked as later in the day, the 19-year-old Spaniard defeated USA’s Tommy Paul, who defeated Carlos in the Canadian Open last August. The match went two sets, 6-4, 6-4.

On Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals, Carlos will face off against USA’s Taylor Fritz, who stars in Netflix’s tennis docu-series Break Point. The show will return with Part 2 in June 2023.

“I watch a lot of [Taylor] matches, so I know him a little bit,” Carlos shared during his post-match press conference. “[I haven't been able to] practice [or play] with him, so it’s going to be really tough, new opponent for me, a new style of game for me [to compete with]. But I’m gonna be focused on me [and my game, play relaxed], smile on court. That’s the key [to] everything for me.”