Monte-Carlo Masters: Wild card Sonego books spot in second round, faces Medvedev next
Lorenzo Sonego edged out Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Tuesday. He’ll face No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev in the next round
Lorenzo Sonego in Miami in 2023 (Zuma/Panoramic)
Italian wildcard Lorenzo Sonego edged out French qualifier Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to move into the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Tuesday.
Sonego, ranked No 45, will play No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev next.
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: tuesday
- Alexander Zverev (13) beat Alexander Bublik: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Jiri Lehecka beat Emil Ruusuvuori (LL): 6-1, 7-5
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Ben Shelton: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
- 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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