DAY 2 PREVIEW: There are 13 singles and four doubles matches scheduled on the second day of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Six seeds are in action on Monday – No. 9 Richard Gasquet, No. 10 Milos Raonic, No. 12 Dominic Thiem, No. 13 Gael Monfils, No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut and No. 16 Benoit Paire – while nine players are set to make their singles debut at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Two 18-year-old Monte-Carlo debutants part of the Next Generation open the action on Court Rainier III as Germany’s Alexander Zverev faces wild card Andrey Rublev of Russia for the first time on the ATP World Tour. The teenagers played each other three times on the ITF Juniors circuit in 2013, with Zverev – the older of the two by exactly six months – winning two of the three encounters, both on clay. Zverev is making his fifth ATP Masters 1000 main-draw appearance after a career-best run to the fourth round at Indian Wells, where he held one match point before losing to No. 5 Rafael Nadal. Rublev is playing in the third ATP Masters 1000 tournament of his career (2015-16 Miami).
Monfils, a quarter-finalist at the season’s opening ATP Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and Miami (l. to Nishikori), faces Monte-Carlo debutant Gilles Muller in the second match on Court Rainier III. The Frenchman, who has also reached the quarters at the Australian Open (l. to Raonic) and the Rotterdam final (l. to Klizan) so far this season, will be looking to emulate his run to the semi-finals here in 2015 (l. to Berdych) on his 10th appearance in Monte-Carlo. Muller has played just one previous clay-court main draw match at the ATP Masters 1000 level, losing in the first round in Madrid to Leonardo Mayer in 2015. But the Luxembourg native won the only other showdown with the No. 13 seed, prevailing in three sets at last year’s ATP Masters 1000 Montreal. No. 9 seed Gasquet and Nicolas Almagro, third up on Rainier III, have three wins apiece in their head-to-head rivalry. No. 10 seed Raonic opens his clay court season with a first-time encounter with Italian wild card Marco Cecchinato, whose sole match win of the season came on clay in Buenos Aires.
Among the highlights on the other three courts showcasing first-round action on Monday, No. 12 seed Thiem attempts to win his 25th match of the season (only Djokovic, with 28, has more) and first in Monte-Carlo against German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff in the final match on Court Des Princes, while No. 16 seed Paire closes the Court 9 action against Spain’s Inigo Cervantes. Wild card Lucas Pouille’s Court 2 showdown with Nicolas Mahut guarantees that one of the seven Frenchmen in action today will reach the second round, while another – qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert – goes in search of his first ATP World Tour match win against a left-hander (0-3) when he takes on Argentine Guido Pella.
DAY 2 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court
COURT RAINIER III
Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting
Zverev 2016 FastFacts:
SF: Montpellier (l Mathieu); QF: Rotterdam (l Monfils)
YTD W-L: 10-8 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: April 20, 1997
Emirates ATP Ranking: 54
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 18-year-old German is making his tournament debut
• Beat Dimitrov and Simon en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 5 Nadal after holding 1 MP). Afterwards, achieved career-high No. 52 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 21
• Followed with 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Johnson)
• Reached 3rd ATP singles SF at Montpellier (d. Vanni in 1R after saving 1 MP, l. to Mathieu)
• Win over No. 13 Cilic in Montpellier 2R is biggest of career by ranking
• Advanced to Rotterdam QF (d. Simon 76 in 3rd, l. to Monfils)
• Fell to eventual finalist Murray in 1R of Australian Open debut
• Appeared in 2nd ATP doubles final with older brother Mischa at Montpellier (l. to Pavic/Venus)
• In Davis Cup debut, fell to No. 7 Berdych in 4h, 20m and Rosol in deciding rubber (CZE d. GER 3-2)
Rublev 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 1-2 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: October 20, 1997
Emirates ATP Ranking: 157
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 18-year-old Russian is also making his tournament debut
• Captured 1st ATP Challenger Tour title in 1st final at Quimper, FRA as Q (d. Khachanov, Lacko and Mathieu)
• Achieved career-high No. 154 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 21
• Earned 10th tour-level win of career by beating Devvarman in Chennai 1R (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka in 2R)
• Fell in qualifying at Memphis and Delray Beach
Gilles Muller (LUX) vs [13] Gael Monfils (FRA) Muller Leads 1-0
15 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R32 Gilles Muller 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
Muller 2016 FastFacts:
SF (2): Sydney (l Dimitrov), Sofia (l Bautista Agut)
YTD W-L: 10-8 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 9, 1983
Emirates ATP Ranking: 43
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 32-year-old Luxembourg left-hander is making his tournament debut and his 20th ATP Masters 1000 main draw appearance since 2004 (7-19 record)
• Advanced to SFs at Sydney (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Dimitrov) and Sofia (d. Garcia-Lopez, l. to Bautista Agut)
• Lost last 7 SF matches since run to 2012 Atlanta final (d. Soeda, l. to Roddick)
• Fell to Millman 46 64 62 46 75 in Australian Open 2R
Monfils 2016 FastFacts:
F: Rotterdam (l Klizan); QF (3): Australian Open (l Raonic), ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic), ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Nishikori)
YTD W-L: 15-5 (1-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: September 1, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 16
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 8-9 (SF-2015)
• The 29-year-old Paris native is making his 10th appearance in Monte Carlo a year after posting his career-best run to SF (l. to Berdych)
• Owns a 36-21 record against left-handers (2-1 in 2016)
• Advanced to 1st Australian Open QF in 11th appearance (l. to Raonic)
• Reached back-to-back QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Raonic) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Nishikori)
• Fell to 5-18 in ATP World Tour finals with loss to Klizan in Rotterdam championship match
• Won 8th straight Davis Cup match to open France’s 5-0 sweep of Canada in 1R (d. Dancevic)
• Withdrew from Marseille due to right leg injury
[9] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Series Tied 3-3
10 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay R16 Nicolas Almagro 3-6 7-5 7-6(7)
10 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay F Nicolas Almagro 7-5 6-1
11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Nicolas Almagro 7-6(5) 6-3
12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4 6-4
13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Richard Gasquet 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3)
15 Estoril (Portugal) Clay QF Richard Gasquet 6-1 7-6(4)
Gasquet 2016 FastFacts:
W: Montpellier (d Mathieu); QF: Marseille (l Kyrgios)
YTD W-L: 10-3 (1-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13
Date of Birth: June 18, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 10
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 14-8 (SF-2005)
• The 29-year-old Frenchman is making his ninth appearance at the Monte Carlo Country Club (14-8 record); reached SF in 2005 (QF d. No. 1 Federer, SF l. to Nadal) and reached QF for third time in 2015 (l. to Fognini; also 2007, l. to Ferrero)
• Improved to 13-12 in ATP World Tour finals by earning 3rd title at Montpellier (d. Mathieu) in February
• Moved into 2nd place among Frenchmen in Open Era with 13 titles (Noah 23)
• Advanced to Marseille QF (l. to Kyrgios) and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (d. Dolgopolov, l. to Cilic)
• Clinched France’s Davis Cup 1R win over Canada in doubles w/Tsonga (d. Bester/Pospisil)
• Withdrew from Doha and Australian Open with back injury and from Rotterdam with flu
Almagro 2016 FastFacts:
F: Buenos Aires (l Thiem)
YTD W-L: 7-7 (6-4 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12
Date of Birth: August 21, 1985
Emirates ATP Ranking: 64
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 9-7 (3R-2008, ’11-12, ’14)
• The 30-year-old Spaniard is making his ninth appearance here and has reached 3R on four occasions including last appearance in 2014 (handed walk-over to eventual champion Wawrinka)
• Advanced to 1st final since 2014 Houston at Buenos Aires (l. to Thiem 76 in 3rd)
• Beat No. 9 Tsonga in QF and No. 6 Ferrer in SF to snap 6-match losing streak vs. Top 10 (19-65 overall)
• Improved to 1-15 lifetime against fellow Spaniard Ferrer
• Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Thiem), Rio de Janeiro (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Marrakech (l. to Garcia-Lopez)
[WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs [10] Milos Raonic (CAN) First Meeting
Cecchinato 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 1-5 (1-3 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: September 30, 1992
Emirates ATP Ranking: 98
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 23-year-old Italian is making his tournament debut
• Made successful Davis Cup debut with dead-rubber win over Bossel in 1R (ITA d. SUI 5-0)
• Snapped 5-match losing streak to start season and 13-match losing streak to begin career
• Qualified at Buenos Aires (l. to Monaco in 1R)
• Reached 3R in Australian Open doubles w/Seppi (d. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin and Lopez/Lopez, l. to Rojer/Tecau)
Raonic 2016 FastFacts:
W: Brisbane (d Federer); F: ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); SF: Australian Open (l Murray); QF: ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Kyrgios)
YTD W-L: 17-3 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8
Date of Birth: December 27, 1990
Emirates ATP Ranking: 12
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 7-5 (QF-2014-15)
• The 25-year-old Canadian, a Monte Carlo resident, is making his sixth tournament appearance. Reached QF past two seasons (2014 l. to champion Wawrinka, 2015 l. to No. 8 Berdych)
• Won 1st 9 matches of 2016 season, highlighted by 8th career title at Brisbane (d. No. 3 Federer). Win over Federer avenged loss to Swiss in 2015 Brisbane final
• Upset No. 4 Wawrinka in 5 sets en route to 2nd Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets)
• Withdrew from Delray Beach, Acapulco and Davis Cup 1R due to muscular tear sustained in Australian Open SF
• Returned to reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells F (l. to Djokovic) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami QF (l. to Kyrgios)
COURT DES PRINCES
Albert Ramos-Viñolas vs [14] Roberto Bautista Agut First ATP Meeting
Other meetings:
08 Spain F18 (Spain) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Viñolas 2-6 6-3 7-5
08 Spain F29 (Spain) Clay SF Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-1
09 Spain F9 (Spain) Clay F Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-4 6-4
09 Spain F10 (Spain) Clay SF Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-4
10 San Remo CH (Italy) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Viñolas 7-5 6-3
11 San Sebastian CH (Spain) Clay QF Albert Ramos-Viñolas 1-6 6-4 6-1
Ramos-Viñolas 2016 FastFacts:
SF: Quito (l Estrella Burgos)
YTD W-L: 8-10 (4-5 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: January 17, 1988
Emirates ATP Ranking: 50
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 3-4 (2R – 2013-14-15)
• The 28-year-old Spanish left-hander is making his fifth appearance (3-4 record); has reached 2R for the past three years (2013 l. to Fognini, 2014 l. to No. 6 Dimitrov, 2015 l. to No. 1/champion Djokovic)
• Rallied from 25 down in 3rd to beat Ram, then upset Lopez en route to Quito SFs (l. to Estrella Burgos)
• Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (d. Chung and Kyrgios, l. to Monfils)
• Earned 1st win in 5th appearance at Australian Open (d. Coric, l. to Cilic)
• Held 1 MP before falling to Mathieu in 1st match of season at Doha; as No. 6 seed, lost to Frenchman again in Marrakech 1R
• Conceded walkover in Quito doubles 1R w/Falla vs. Krajicek/Monroe due to stomach illness
Bautista Agut 2016 FastFacts:
W (2): Auckland (d Sock), Sofia (d Troicki); QF (3): Chennai (l Coric), Rotterdam (l Klizan), Dubai (l Baghdatis)
YTD W-L: 18-6 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: April 14, 1988
Emirates ATP Ranking: 17
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 4-3 (3R-2015)
• The 27-year-old Spaniard is making his fourth appearance after reaching 3R for the first time last year (l. to No. 8 Berdych)
• Owns a 20-14 record against left-handers (6-2 in 2016)
• Captured 3rd and 4th titles respectively at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki)
• Saved 1 MP to beat No. 10 Tsonga in Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak to Top 10 opponents
• Advanced to Australian Open 4R for 2nd time (d. Cilic, l. to No. 6 Berdych in 5 sets)
• Reached QFs at Chennai (l. to Coric 76 in 3rd), Rotterdam (l. to Klizan after holding 5 MPs) and Dubai (l. to Baghdatis)
• Fell to countryman Lopez 76(5) 67(1) 64 after 3 hours, 16 minutes in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R before reaching ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (3R d. No. 9 Tsonga, l. to No. 6 Nishikori)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [Q] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Dimitrov Leads 2-0
15 Acapulco (Mexico) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 6-0
15 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-3
Dimitrov 2016 FastFacts:
F: Sydney (l Troicki); SF: Delray Beach (l Ram); QF (2): Brisbane (l Federer), Acapulco (l Thiem)
YTD W-L: 14-7 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: May 16, 1991
Emirates ATP Ranking: 26
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 8-3 (QF-2013, ’15)
• The 24-year-old Bulgarian is making his fourth appearance (8-3 record) and has twice reached QF here (2013 l. to No. 5 Nadal; 2015 3R d. No. 9 Wawrinka, l. to Monfils)
• Held 1 MP in Sydney final before falling to Troicki 76 in 3rd
• Advanced to SFs at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer) and Acapulco (l. to Thiem)
• Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to No. 3 Federer)
• Fell to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 1R before beating No. 2 Murray in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. 4R to Monfils)
Krajinovic 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 1-1 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: February 27, 1992
Emirates ATP Ranking: 110
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 24-year-old Serbian is making his tournament debut
• Posted lone ATP World Tour win of season in Sofia 1R (d. Ilhan) in February
• Retired down 62 61 in Australian Open 1R vs. Kudla (right wrist), having also retired vs. Kudla with same injury in last match of 2015 season (Basel Q1)
• Conceded walkover in Sofia 2R vs. Bautista Agut due to right shoulder injury
[Q] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [12] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Struff Leads 1-0
15 Auckland (New Zealand) Hard R32 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
Struff 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 1-2 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: April 25, 1990
Emirates ATP Ranking: 115
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (1R-2015)
• The 25-year-old German has qualified for the main draw here for the second successive year (1R l. to Tsonga last year)
• Snapped 13-match losing streak by beating Mahut in Montpellier 1R (l. to Bemelmans in 2R)
• Fell in 2R of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Stepanek) and Rotterdam (l. to Dodig)
• Advanced to SF at Jonkoping, SWE Challenger (l. to Khachanov 76 in 3rd)
Thiem 2016 FastFacts:
W (2): Buenos Aires (d Almagro), Acapulco (d Tomic); SF (2): Brisbane (l Federer), Rio de Janeiro (l Pella)
YTD W-L: 24-6 (8-1 on clay)
YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: September 3, 1993
Emirates ATP Ranking: 14
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 0-2 (1R-2014-15)
• The 22-year-old Austrian is making his third appearance and looking for his first match win (2014 l. 1R to Mahut, 2015 l. 1R to Pouille)
• Captured 5th career title — 1st ATP World Tour 500 – by beating Tomic in Acapulco final
• Rose to career-high No. 13 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 7 (second-youngest in Top 20)
• Second on tour in match wins with 24 (24-6 record; trails Djokovic 28-1, only players with 20+ wins)
• Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal 76 in 3rd) en route to title (d. Almagro 76 in 3rd)
• Win over Nadal snapped 8-match losing streak vs. Top 10. Also beat No. 6 Ferrer in Rio de Janeiro QF
• Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to Goffin), Indian Wells 4R (l. to No. 9 Tsonga, 1st Masters 4R of career) and Miami 4R (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead Austria to 4-1 win over Portugal in Europe/Africa Zone Group I, beating Elias 76 in 5th, rallying from 2 sets w/Peya to defeat Elias/Sousa, and clinching tie over Sousa
• Retired down 76(2) 22 in Sydney 2R against Muller due to blisters
COURT 2
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) Series Tied 2-2
09 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R32 Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 7-6(7)
10 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 G. Garcia-Lopez 4-6 6-2 6-1
10 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R16 Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 6-4
13 Kitzbühel Austria) Clay R32 G. Garcia-Lopez 6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(4)
Other meeting:
08 Rabat CH (Morocco) Clay SF Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 7-6(4)
Bellucci 2016 FastFacts:
F: Quito (l Estrella Burgos)
YTD W-L: 4-8 (3-3 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: December 30, 1987
Emirates ATP Ranking: 35
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (3R-2012)
• The 28-year-old Brazilian left-hander is making his fifth appearance at the Monte Carlo Country Club (2-4 record) and first in the main draw since 2013 (l. 1R to Kohlschreiber); reached 3R in 2012 (2R d. No. 6 Ferrer, l. to Haase)
• Reached 7th ATP World Tour singles final at Quito, coming within 2 points of title before falling to Estrella Burgos
• Without a win since Quito F (0-5, opening match losses at Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and ATP Masters 1000 Miami)
• Also advanced to Quito doubles final w/Demoliner (l. to Carreño Busta/Duran)
• Only singles win outside of Quito came in Australian Open 1R (d. Thompson, l. to Johnson in 2R)
• Posted 4-7 singles and 9-7 doubles record in 1st 3 months of season
• Retired in Miami 1R vs Kukushkin at 75 36
Garcia-Lopez 2016 FastFacts:
QF (3): Chennai (l Wawrinka), Sofia (l Muller), Marrakech (l Vesely)
YTD W-L: 7-9 (1-1 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: June 4, 1983
Emirates ATP Ranking: 38
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (QF-2014)
• The 32-year-old Spaniard is making his sixth main draw appearance and first since 2014, when he reached QF (3R d. No. 5 Berdych, l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Owns a 30-37 record against left-handers (0-3 in 2016)
• Advanced to QFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka), Sofia (l. to Muller) and Marrakech (l. to Vesely)
• Reached Australian Open 3R for 4th time in career (l. to No. 7 Nishikori in 4 sets). Made 45th straight Grand Slam main draw appearance, tied with Djokovic for 5th-longest active streak
[WC] Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA) First ATP Meeting
Other meetings:
15 St. Brieuc CH (France) Hard SF Nicolas Mahut 7-5 6-4
16 Rotterdam Q (The Netherlands) Hard 2R Nicolas Mahut 7-6(5) 7-6(
Pouille 2016 FastFacts:
QF: Brisbane (l Raonic)
YTD W-L: 5-6 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: February 23, 1994
Emirates ATP Ranking: 82
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2R-2015)
• The 22-year-old Frenchman is making his second tournament appearance after reaching 2R on debut last year (l. to No. 5 Nadal)
• Advanced to 5th ATP World Tour singles QF at Brisbane (d. Goffin, l. to Raonic)
• Reached 1st doubles SF of career at Australian Open w/Mannarino (d. Bolelli/Fognini and Rojer/Tecau, l. to J. Murray/Soares)
• Reached 4R at ATP Masters 1000 event for first time in Miami (3R d. No. 8 Ferrer, l. to Simon)
• Fell to 0-3 lifetime at Australian Open with 1R loss to Raonic
• Qualified at Dubai (l. to Pospisil in 1R)
Mahut 2016 FastFacts:
SF: Rotterdam (l Klizan); QF: Sydney (l Troicki)
YTD W-L: 7-8 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: January 21, 1982
Emirates ATP Ranking: 48
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 1-4 (2R-2014)
• The 34-year-old Frenchman is making his fifth appearance after reaching 2R on last appearance in 2014 (l. to Almagro)
• Won 10 straight sets to qualify and reach Rotterdam SF (d. Troicki, l. to Klizan after holding 3 MPs)
• Also qualified and reached QFs at Sydney (d. Seppi, l. to Troicki)
• Captured 11th doubles title at Rotterdam w/Pospisil (d. Bopanna/Mergea, Kontinen/Peers and Petzschner/Peya)
• No. 2 (w/Herbert) in Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings after winning back-to-back titles at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. They come in here with 10-match winning streak
COURT 9
Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs Aljaz Bedene (GBR) Rosol Leads 1-0
15 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Lukas Rosol 1-6 7-6(6) 6-3
Other meetings:
11 Barletta CH (Italy) Clay SF Aljaz Bedene 6-3 7-5
12 Prague CH (Czech Republic) Clay QF Aljaz Bedene 3-6 6-4 6-1
Rosol 2016 FastFacts:
QF: Auckland (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 8-9 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: July 24, 1985
Emirates ATP Ranking: 61
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (3R-2014)
• The 30-year-old Czech is making his third main draw appearance at the Monte Carlo Country Club (2-2 record); reached 3R in 2014 (l. to No. 4 Federer), last year lost 1R to Tomic
• Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time in career (d. Sock, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka)
• Clinched Czech Republic’s 3-2 win over Germany in Davis Cup 1R (d. A. Zverev)
• Reached Auckland QF (d. Paire, l. to No. 8 Ferrer)
• Lost 18 of last 19 matches against Top 10 opponents (3-22 overall)
Bedene 2016 FastFacts:
SF: Chennai (l Coric)
YTD W-L: 5-7 (0-1 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: July 18, 1989
Emirates ATP Ranking: 60
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 26-year-old Briton is making his tournament debut
• Reached QF-or-better for 4th straight year at Chennai, falling in SF (l. to Coric)
• Owns 12-4 career record at Chennai and 32-53 record everywhere else
• Posted only other win of season in Acapulco 1R when opponent Karlovic retired with knee injury
• Held 5 MPs vs. Querrey in Auckland 1R before retiring in 3rd set due to leg injury
[Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Guido Pella (ARG) First Meeting
Herbert 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 3-3 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: March 18, 1991
Emirates ATP Ranking: 95
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 25-year-old Frenchman is making his tournament debut
• Owns a 0-3 record against left-handers (0-0 in 2016)
• Qualified and reached 3R in Australian Open singles debut (d. Andujar and Rubin, l. to No. 10 Tsonga)
• Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, falling in 1R to fellow qualifier Kovalik 76 in 3rd, and ATP Masters 1000 Miami, reaching 2R (1R d. Rosol, l. to No. 6 Nishikori)
• Captured 3rd ATP Challenger Tour singles title at Bergamo, ITA (d. Gerasimov)
• Won 14th ATP Challenger Tour doubles title at Wroclaw, POL w/Olivetti (d. Mektic/Sancic)
• No. 2 (w/Mahut) in Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings after winning back-to-back titles at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. They come in here with 10-match winning streak
Pella 2016 FastFacts:
F: Rio de Janeiro (l Cuevas)
YTD W-L: 8-6 (4-3 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 17, 1990
Emirates ATP Ranking: 47
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 25-year-old Argentine left-hander is making his tournament debut
• Broke through to 1st ATP World Tour final at Rio de Janeiro (d. Thiem, l. to Cuevas in 3 sets)
• Saved 3 MPs in Rio de Janeiro 1R to beat No. 11 Isner 76(5) 57 76(8)
• Became No. 1 Argentine and achieved career-high No. 39 in Emirates ATP Rankings on March 21
• Reached ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (d. Edmund and Cuevas in 3 sets, l. to Goffin in 3 sets); lost 1R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami to countryman del Potro
• Made winning Davis Cup debut to open Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Poland in 1R (d. Przysiezny)
• Earned 1st Australian Open win and 2nd overall at a Grand Slam by beating Darcis in 5 sets
• Lost to Lopez 76(2) 67(4) 76(3) 67(8) 64 in Australian Open 2R
[Q] Stephane Robert (FRA) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) First ATP Meeting
Other meeting:
13 Blois CH (France) Clay R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(2)
Robert 2016 FastFacts:
YTD W-L: 2-1 (0-0 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 17, 1980
Emirates ATP Ranking: 121
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (R1-2010)
• The 35-year-old Frenchman has qualified for his second main draw appearance (0-1 record) and first since 2010 (l. 1R to Serra). Beat Monegasque Benjamin Balleret in final round of qualifying 63 57 61
• Only other ATP World Tour appearance came at Australian Open; as qualifier, reached 3R with wins over Fratangelo and Ram (in five sets) before loss to countryman Monfils
• Won New Delhi IND Challenger title in February (d. Myneni) and reached F at Guadalajara MEX (l. to Jaziri
Carreno Busta 2016 FastFacts:
F: Sao Paulo (l Cuevas); QF (2): Quito (l Bellucci), Marrakech (l Delbonis)
YTD W-L: 9-9 (8-5 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: July 12, 1991
Emirates ATP Ranking: 51
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 2-2 (3R-2014)
• The 24-year-old Spaniard is making his third appearance in Monte Carlo. Reach 3R as a qualifier on debut in 2014 (l. to No. 2 Djokovic), lost in 1R last year (l. to Stakhovsky)
• Defeated 4 countrymen en route to 1st ATP World Tour singles final at São Paulo (l. to Cuevas)
• Beat Dutra Silva and Cervantes to reach Quito QF (l. to Bellucci in 3 sets); also reached QF at Marrakech (l. to champion Delbonis)
• Fell to friend Nadal in 1R at Doha and Rio de Janeiro
• Won 1st ATP doubles title at Quito w/Duran (d. Bellucci/Demoliner)
• Reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Monfils), exited 1R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Millman)
• Also reached back-to-back doubles finals w/Marrero at Rio de Janeiro (d. Melo/Soares, l. to Cabal/Farah) and São Paulo (l. to Peralta/Zeballos)
• Achieved career-high No. 52 in Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings on Feb. 29 following 12-4 start to season
[16] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) First ATP Meeting
Other meetings:
09 Rabat Q (Morocco) Clay 1R Iñigo Cervantes 7-5 1-6 6-4
10 San Sebastian CH (Spain) Clay R16 Benoit Paire 6-2 5-7 7-5
11 Como CH (Italy) Clay R16 Benoit Paire 3-6 6-3 4-1 ret.
12 Auckland Q (New Zealand) Hard 3R Benoit Paire 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2
Paire 2016 FastFacts:
SF (2): Chennai (l Wawrinka), Marseille (l Cilic)
YTD W-L: 7-10 (0-2 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: May 8, 1989
Emirates ATP Ranking: 22
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2R-2013, ’15)
• The 26-year-old Frenchman is making his fourth main draw appearance (2-3 record); has reached 2R twice: in 2013 (l. to No. 9 Gasquet) and as qualifier in 2015 (l. to Simon)
• Advanced to SFs at Chennai (l. to No. 4 Wawrinka) and Marseille (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Cilic)
• Achieved career-high No. 18 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11
• Upset in Australian Open 1R by No. 328 Rubin 76(4) 76(6) 76(5)
• Since Marseille SF has gone 1-5 with opening match defeats at Sao Paulo, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells and Houston; reached ATP Masters 1000 Miami 2R (1R d. Youzhny, l. to No. 10 Gasquet)
• Reached Chennai doubles final with 1st-time partner Krajicek (l. to Marach/Martin)
Cervantes 2016 FastFacts:
SF: Sao Paulo (l Carreno Busta)
YTD W-L: 7-9 (5-5 on clay)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: November 30, 1989
Emirates ATP Ranking: 56
Monte-Carlo W-L (Best Result): DEBUT
• The 26-year-old Spaniard is making his tournament debut
• Beat 2014 champion Delbonis 76(6) 26 64 in 1st ATP World Tour QF at São Paulo (l. to Carreño Busta in 1st SF)
• Defeated Riba in Quito 1R for 1st tour-level win since 2014 Barcelona (l. to Carreño Busta in 2R)
• Made winning ATP Masters 1000 debut at Indian Wells (d. Almagro, l. to Raonic in 2R); also reached 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Rublev, l. 2R to Troicki)
• Fell to Donskoy in Australian Open 1R, his 1st Grand Slam main draw match since 2012 Wimbledon
• Reached 1st ATP doubles final of career w/Lorenzi at Buenos Aires (l. to Cabal/Farah)
OTHER FIRST ROUND FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Draw Order
Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) First ATP Meeting
Other meeting:
13 Orleans CH (France) Hard R32 Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-2
Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Fognini Leads 2-0
13 Oeiras (Portugal) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4
13 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Fabio Fognini 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Other meetings:
07 Furth CH (Germany) Clay QF Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-2
08 Genova CH (Italy) Clay R16 Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-2
[11] David Goffin (BEL) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) First Meeting
[WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) Delbonis Leads 1-0
13 Hamburg (Germany) Clay QF Federico Delbonis 6-7(5) 7-6(8) 6-4
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN) First Meeting
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Borna Coric (CRO) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0
16 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 P. Kohlschreiber 6-2 7-6(5)
Robin Haase (NED) vs [Q] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Meeting
[Q] Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First ATP Meeting
Other meeting:
09 Scheveningen CH (Netherlands) Clay R16 Pablo Cuevas 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4
09 Hamburg Q (Germany) Clay Q2 Pablo Cuevas 6-2 7-6(3)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Joao Sousa (POR) First Meeting
