Monte-Carlo Masters: Musetti moves into last 16, sets up Djokovic clash

Italian Lorenzo Musetti beat Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-3, 7-5 to move into the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Tuesday.

Musetti, ranked No 24, will play Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed, next.

The two met in last year’s tournament at the round of 16 stage – with Musetti winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

In the previous round of the Monte-Carlo tournament, the 22-year-old Italian won against American Taylor Fritz, the No 13 seed (6-4, 6-4).

Fils, ranked No 36, won against German lucky loser Yannick Hanfmann (6-0, 6-2) during the first round of the Monte-Carlo tournament.

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Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other second-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.950.575, most recent results first):

• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Holger Rune vs. Sumit Nagal
• Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Alejandro Tabilo vs. Casper Ruud
• Sebastian Korda vs. Jannik Sinner
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Ugo Humbert
• Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev
• Alex De Minaur vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Jan-Lennard Struff beat Borna Coric: 7-6 (2), 6-1
• Alexander Zverev (5) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-4
• Novak Djokovic beat Roman Safiullin: 6-1, 6-2