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The Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 will start red hot early with some great matches. While the South American tennis players already know their way, other attractive clashes are expected in France.
It is only the first eight seeded who get a direct pass to the second round, so the start of the contest has some heavy names involved. One of the most promising duels is the one that will star Andy Murray and Alex de Miñaur, in a highly anticipated generational clash.
At the same time, Alexander Zverev has a tough opponent from the other side: Alexander Bublik. Kazakh is usually, in addition to a showman, a difficult tennis player to beat. On the other hand, even though Diego Schwartzman is not going through its best moment, together with David Goffin make up other of the resonant crosses.
While, Dominic Thiem also seeks to return to his best version and on the other side he will have the eternal Richard Gasquet. And for now, a match that is shaping up to be interesting is the one that will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina with Karen Khachanov, semifinalist in Miami. It should be noted that Novak Djokovic will debut in the second wheel, while Carlos Alcaraz will not be part of the game in this tournament.
Other promising matches in Monte-Carlo:
Musetti vs. Kecmanovic
Berrettini vs. Cressy
Wawrinka vs. Greek track
Shelton vs. Dimitrov
Tiafoe vs. Lehecka
Coric vs. Jarry
Schwartzman vs. Goffin
