ATP Masters Monte-Carlo draw: Zverev with a chance of many familiar faces
Alexander Zverev opens against Alexander Bublik at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo. In round three there could be a hit against Daniil Medvedev.
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Apr 07, 2023, 05:39 pm
Alexander Zverev against Alexander Bublik - wasn't there something? Of course! Last year, the two faced each other in the final in Montpellier, where the Kazakh surprisingly prevailed 6:4 and 6:3. On the other hand: Bublik also won the only meeting between the two in Rotterdam in 2021. However, the two have never met on sand. And on this surface, the German number one should be considered a favorite.
If he should prevail against Bublik, Alexander Zverev has very good prospects for the further course of the tournament. Because neither Mikael Ymer nor Roberto Bautista Agut will play the stars from the sky this season. Zverev's potential third-round opponent, on the other hand, does: Daniil Medvedev is not a friend of Terre Battue. And should also still be marked by the efforts in the USA.
The tableau in Monte Carlo is led by Novak Djokovic, who meets either Mackenzie McDonald or Brandon Nakashima after a bye. The appropriate quarter-final opponent for Djokovic is Jannik Sinner.
Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas threatens to meet Borna Coic in round three, Taylor Fritz could wait in the quarter-finals.
Here are the quarter-finals according to the seed list in Monte-Carlo 2023:
| Novak Djokovic (SRB/1) | Jannik Sinner (ITA/7) |
| Daniil Medvedev (RUS/3) | Holger Rune (DEN/6) |
| Casper Ruud (NOR/4) | Andrey Rublev (RUS/5) |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/2) | Taylor Fritz (USA/8) |
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