Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Day 1 Recap

Major draw motion kicks off on Sunday on the Monte Carlo Masters. 4 first-round singles have been performed throughout Court docket Rainier III and Court docket Des Princes within the nation, alongside the ultimate qualifying matches.

First to play was Jan-Lennard Struff, who used his energy to recuperate from 1-6 2-5 down take out the sturdy Sebastian Baez in three units.

Borna Coric then dispatched sixteenth seed Sascha Bublik, dropping simply two video games earlier than Tallon Griekspoor fought his well beyond Dominic Koepfer.

The Kazakh wasn’t the one seed to fall as Lorenzo Musetti took out Thirteenth-seeded Taylor Fritz, with the Italian trying extra comfy with the gradual situations that go well with his spinny baseline recreation.

Day One 2024 Monte Carlo Masters Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Lorenzo Musetti
Taylor Fritz (13)
6-4 6-4

Borna Coric
Alexander Bublik (16)
6-1 6-1

Tallon Griekspoor
Dominik Koepfer
7-6(2) 4-6 6-2

Jan-Lennard Struff
Sebastian Baez
1-6 7-6(3) 6-2

Coric Wipes Out Bublik

Clay is just not a floor that Sascha Bublik performs properly on, particularly not the gradual stuff in Monte Carlo. He was promptly faraway from the draw by Borna Coric, who cruised to a 6-1 6-1 win.

It was a typical low-effort efficiency by Bublik, who performed like a person destined for defeat from the primary level. Sure, it’s the odd piece of leisure together with his idiosyncratic recreation type, however general, it’s not good worth for cash.

I used to be feeling excellent on the courtroom and happy with my efficiency. I used to be not serving that properly on my serve, however with every thing else, I used to be extraordinarily completely satisfied. And the primary match on clay is just not simple, so I’m extraordinarily completely satisfied to be by means of. Coric on his win.

Musetti Topples Fritz

Lorenzo Musetti has fond recollections of Monte Carlo, having crushed Djokovic on the Nation Membership final 12 months and he’s well-versed in enjoying on the clay.

Primarily based on that, it was a shock to see him as a slight underdog towards Taylor Fritz, however he took out the American 6-4 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes.

The Thirteenth-seed hasn’t had the most effective time of late, even on his most well-liked arduous courts, so I all the time felt he’d wrestle towards Musetti’s recreation type.

Whereas snug, Musetti wasn’t dominant, and each units have been topsy-turvy affairs. Musetti broke 4 occasions throughout each units, and Fritz broke twice in a considerably scrappy match.

Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Day 2 Matches