Russian to face fourth seeded Tsitsipas next
In Stefanos Tsitsipas’ pre-tournament press conference, the Greek predicted his second-round opponent at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters would be Lorenzo Musetti.
Aslan Karatsev proved the Greek wrong on Monday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against the #NextGenATP Italian in a rain-interrupted first-round clash on Court Rainier III. Karatsev started the match quickly to establish an immediate break, but his momentum was halted at 4-3 in the opener by a rain delay which lasted more than four hours.
When the players returned to the court, Karatsev claimed back-to-back games to take the first set. The Dubai champion saved all four break points he faced and imposed his aggressive game style throughout the 88-minute match. In an impressive final game, Karatsev neutralised Musetti’s serve with deep returns and fired a cross-court backhand, his 23rd winner of the day, to seal the win.
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Italian to face Jordan Thompson in second round
Two years on from the biggest title run of his career, Fabio Fognini made a successful return to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
The Italian opened play on Court Rainier III with a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Miomir Kecmanovic to reach the second round. Fognini fired 27 winners, compared to just four from Kecmanovic, to advance in 85 minutes.
“It was difficult coming here with a bit of pressure,” Fognini said in his post-match interview. “Last week was a really bad week for me, so I tried to change something in my game, especially mentally, because when I am feeling good, [my] tennis is going the perfect way.