Novak Djokovic will attempt to bounce again from a loss within the Miami remaining when he opens in Monte-Carlo in opposition to Alejandro Tabilo on Wednesday. Second-round motion additionally wraps up with Alex de Minaur vs. Tomas Machac.
(3) Novak Djokovic vs. Alejandro Tabilo
Djokovic and Tabilo shall be going head-to-head for the second time of their careers once they conflict in spherical two of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday. Their solely earlier assembly produced a surprising outcome, as Tabilo dominated 6-2, 6-3 final yr in Rome.
For a number of causes, it’s laborious to anticipate any sort of comparable outcome within the rematch. Djokovic is much from in peak type today, however he ought to be much more motivated in Monte-Carlo than he was in Rome after shedding the Miami remaining to Jakub Mensik and given the truth that he’ll need to avenge his loss to Tabilo from 11 months in the past. In the meantime, Tabilo is in horrendous type. The Thirty second-ranked Chilean is 3-9 this season and wanted two hours and 27 minutes to outlast 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Monday. Djokovic ought to roll.
Djokovic vs. Tabilo head-to-head: Tabilo 1-0
2024 Rome Masters third spherical: Tabilo 6-2, 6-3
Choose: Djokovic in 2
Tomas Machac vs. (8) Alex de Minaur
Machac continued his stellar season on Tuesday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sebastian Baez, who has already superior to 3 clay-court finals in 2025–together with one other title in Rio de Janeiro. Regardless that Baez simply performed in Bucharest this previous Sunday and needed to be fatigued, it’s nonetheless an encouraging clay-court outcome for Machac. The Twenty first-ranked Czech is now 15-5 this yr with a title in Acapulco.
Up subsequent for Machac is a first-ever assembly with De Minaur, who has additionally performed some nice tennis of late. The Tenth-ranked Aussie is 17-6 for his 2025 marketing campaign, which features a quarterfinal run in Melbourne and a runner-up efficiency in Rotterdam. Sadly for De Minaur, he has cooled off in current weeks (6-5 in his final 11 matches) and clay is by far his worst floor. He’s 39-41 on the purple stuff courting again to 2017. De Minaur would have the bodily edge in an extended match, however Machac ought to be capable of end this one earlier than that turns into an element.
Machac vs. De Minaur head-to-head
first-ever assembly
Choose: Machac in 2
