The European clay court tour starts and it does so with an always special tournament, such as the ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo 2024. With a small field and without the obligation to attend while healthy, this mythical event located in an idyllic place on the Côte d’Azur will bring together a total of 56 players. This will be your order for Friday’s draw.
With hardly any time to face a sweet and progressive transition from hard court to clay, the first major tournament on this surface is presented on the calendar. There are great expectations for a ATP Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2024 in which Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner y Carlos Alcaraz They are nominated as great favorites, while fans dream of seeing Rafael Nadal. The current champion is Andrey Rublevwho will want to defend his crown.
This is the only Masters 1000 in which registration is not mandatory for the best in the world, as long as they have not hard-earned the possibility of exemption due to their long career in the elite. Furthermore, its location gives it a very special character, being one of the few events in this category that is held with a small field and in just seven days. The facilities of the legendary Montecarlo Country Club They greatly limit the growth power of an event that remains on the calendar due to the history it has and how important it has been and is for world tennis.
How does the ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo 2024 draw work?
Thus, from April 7 to 14, the ATP Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2024 with a table of 64 spaces, in which 56 players will compete. From this it is clear that only the top eight seeds will enjoy a bye in the first round, as well as the fact that they need to win five games to be crowned champions, and six if they are not among those eight best in the world. In addition, there are a total of 16 seeds, as opposed to the 32 in which the draws of almost all other tournaments at this level are structured.
The most important absences are those of North American players such as Paul, Tiafoe, Shelton and Eubanks, as well as Karatsev. Apart from them, the big names of the moment will participate, as well as Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal, except for last minute news, thanks to the use of the Protected Ranking. It is necessary to remember that the players in positions 9 to 12 meet in the round of 16 with those from 5 to 8, while those from 1 to 4 have as potential opponents in that third round those who are located from 13 to 16.
– Order of seeds in the ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo 2024 (the draw takes place on Friday, April 5 at 5:00 p.m. local time)
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