MONACO — Novak Djokovic will get the prospect to avenge one of many extra stunning losses of his profession.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion will face Thirty second-ranked Alejandro Tabilo in his opening match of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Tabilo rallied previous 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 within the first spherical Monday to arrange the second-round rematch with Djokovic, who he beat on the Italian Open final yr.
Djokovic, who had a first-round bye in Monte Carlo, gained solely 5 video games towards Tabilo in Rome.
It will likely be Djokovic’s first match since dropping the Miami Open remaining to Jakub Mensik.
The Monte Carlo Masters is first large clay-court event of the yr. Additionally within the spherical of 64 Monday, Jiri Lehecka beat Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6 (7) and Marcos Giron beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6 (5).