Monte-Carlo Masters: 250th career win for Rublev, books spot in last 16

Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, beat Spaniard Jaume Munar 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to move into the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Tuesday.

It is Rublev’s 250th tour-level win, and his first on clay since the first round in Hamburg last year.

Munar, ranked No 83, edged out Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler (7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4) in the previous round of the Monte-Carlo tournament.

Monte-Carlo Masters, other second-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):

• Dominic Thiem vs. Holger Rune
• Francisco Cerundolo vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Taylor Fritz vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka
• Diego Schwartzman vs. Jannik Sinner
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Alexei Popyrin
• Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Casper Ruud
• Alex De Minaur vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Alexander Zverev
• Benjamin Bonzi vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jack Draper
• Novak Djokovic vs. Ivan Gakhov