Matteo Arnaldi, n.38 in the ranking, exits in the first round of the Monte Carlo tournament. The 23 year old from Sanremo was defeated 5-7 6-2 6-3 by the 26 year old Indian Sumit Nagal.
Nagal is the first tennis player from his country since 1990 to win a match in a "1000" tournament on clay. Azzurro loses in 2 sets to Auger-Aliassime who now finds Alcaraz.