By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 5, 2024
The first Masters 1000 draw of the clay court docket season is upon us, as Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have all taken thor place within the 56-player desk.
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AT the highest of the desk, Djokovic will start his bid for a second title – the 24-time main champion will face both Roman Safiullin or a qualifier after his first-round bye.
Djokovic is slated to face both Thirteenth-seeded Taylor Fritz or Lorenzo Musetti within the spherical of 16, if the seeds maintain, and his potential quarterfinal opponent is No.6-seeded Andrey Rublev.
Third-seeded Alcaraz has been drawn into Djokovic’s half. The Spaniard, who has an 0-1 lifetime file at Monte-Carlo, will face both Felix Auger-Aliassime or a qualifier in his first match, adopted by a possible conflict with No.14-seeded Ugo Humbert (if seeds maintain) and a quarterfinal conflict with No.8-seeded Casper Ruud.
On the decrease half of the draw, Sinner will race both Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or Sebastian Korda within the second spherical. The Italian may face No.7-seeded Holger Rune within the quarterfinals (if the seeds maintain), and No.4-seeded Daniil Medvedev or No.5-seeded Alexander Zverev within the semis.
Sinner reached the semifinals final 12 months in Monte-Carlo.
11-time Monte-Carlo champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the occasion on Thursday. Rublev is the defending champ in Monte-Carlos, whereas two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and 2014 champ Stan Wawrinka are amongst former champions within the draw (together with 2015 champion Djokovic).
Source: www.tennisnow.com
