By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 4, 2025
The draw for the 2025 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters hit at the moment, with the 56–participant area (pre-qualifying) taking their place within the iconic occasion.
Alexander Zverev, the No.1 seed, might have his fingers full after his first-round bye, as he’ll face both Italy’s Matteo Berrettini or a qualifier. Equally, Carlos Alcaraz might face Francisco Cerundolo in his first match (Cerundolo faces wild card Fabio Fognini).
Three-time and defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas will start his bid for a fourth title with a first-round conflict with both Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard or Jordan Thompson. The Greek is within the prime quarter of the draw and will face Holger Rune within the spherical of 16 and Zverev within the quarterfinals.
Jakub Mensik, the breakout champion at Miami, is not going to be competing in Monte-Carlo. His pre-cutoff rating was solely adequate to get him into qualifying, and he has since withdrawn from that occasion. He’ll begin his clay season in Munich. on the next week (April 14-20).
See the total draw right here:
Right here is the Monte-Carlo draw: So many good first-rounders. pic.twitter.com/Cel5WIFokJ
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Notable first-round encounters at Monte-Carlo are:
[9] Daniil Medvedev vs Karen Khachanov
[15] Grigor Dimitrov vs Nicolas Jarry
[11] Ben Shelton vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
[12] Arthur Fils vs Tallon Griekspoor
The wild playing cards within the occasion are Stan Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini and Valentin Vacherot.
Wawrinka, if he is ready to get previous Alejandro Tabilo within the opening spherical, would face Djokovic within the second spherical. Two-time champion Djokovic is slated to face Dimitrov within the third spherical
(spherical of 16) if seeds maintain.
If the seeds maintain, the quarterfinals undertaking out as follows:
[1] Zverev vs Tsitsipas [6]
[3] Djokovic vs De Minaur [8]
[5] Draper vs Ruud [4]
[7] Rublev vs Alcaraz [2]
