{"id":37058,"date":"2025-04-05T11:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=37058"},"modified":"2025-04-05T11:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:40:49","slug":"atp-monte-carlo-masters-2025-draw-what-are-the-best-round-1-matches-in-monte-carlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/atp-monte-carlo-masters-2025-draw-what-are-the-best-round-1-matches-in-monte-carlo\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Monte Carlo Masters 2025 Draw: What Are the Best Round-1 Matches in Monte Carlo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The main draw at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters 2025 begins on Sunday, April 6 at the Monte Carlo Country Club. After the announcement of the draw on Friday, the top seeds have learnt their fates at this year’s coveted competition. But before that, there are plenty of mouth-watering Round-1 encounters to tingle the tennis<\/a> taste buds of fans. Some of the world’s best players will feature in the opening round at the French city.<\/p>

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the defending champion at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters<\/a>, having won the title for a third time in 2024. Andrey Rublev, the man he defeated in the final, is also in the draw this year. One of the noteworthy omissions is World No. 1 Jannik Sinner – who is serving a temporary suspension. In his absence, Alexander Zverev will assume the role of being the top seed.<\/p>

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The Monte Carlo Masters has a long tradition in the tennis world – the competition has been running for well over 100 years now. Rafael Nadal is the most titled athlete in Monte Carlo – having won the tournament on 11 occasions including eight straight trophies between 2005-2012. His historic run was ended by Novak Djokovic (who is also playing this year) in the 2013 final.<\/p>

ATP Monte Carlo Masters 2025 – Best Round-1 Matches<\/h2>
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