Monte-Carlo Masters: Dimitrov makes second round
Grigor Dimitrov won against Ben Shelton 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday and will play Czech Jiri Lehecka in the next round
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Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov reached the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters by beating American Ben Shelton 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Tuesday.
Dimitrov, ranked No 25, will play Czech Jiri Lehecka next.
This is Dimitrov’s most successful Masters 1000 event in terms of wins, with 21 on the cards now.
Monte-Carlo Masters, other first-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):
- Daniel Evans vs. Ilya Ivashka
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Valentin Vacherot vs. Luca Nardi
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Zverev (13) beat Alexander Bublik: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Jiri Lehecka beat Emil Ruusuvuori (LL): 6-1, 7-5
- Ugo Humbert vs. Lorenzo Sonego: tuesday
- Dominic Thiem (WC) beat Richard Gasquet: 6-1, 6-4
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Filip Krajinovic (LL): 5-7, 7-6 (10), 6-1
- Alex De Minaur (14) beat Andy Murray: 6-1, 6-3
- Diego Schwartzman beat David Goffin: 6-4, 6-2
- Ivan Gakhov (Q) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
- Matteo Berrettini beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 6-2
- Jan-Lennard Struff (Q) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-4, 6-3
- Alexei Popyrin (Q) beat Dusan Lajovic (LL): 7-6 (1), 6-3
- Jack Draper beat Sebastian Baez: 6-3, 7-5
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-1, 7-5
- Stan Wawrinka (WC) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Marton Fucsovics (Q): 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Cameron Norrie (11): 6-3, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (10) beat Laslo Djere: 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
- Jaume Munar beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4
- Nicolas Jarry beat Borna Coric (15): 6-2, 6-3
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