Rafa Opens Title Defence, Sascha Faces Felix; Wednesday Schedule
Eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal leads the way on a busy Wednesday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, which also features Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and 2018 runner-up Kei Nishikori in second-round matches on Court Rainier III.
World No. 3 Zverev, a winner of three ATP Masters 1000 titles, faces fast-rising Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head clash. The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime became the first player born in the 2000s to break into the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings following his recent semi-final run at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
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ORDER OF PLAY - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019
COURT RAINIER III start 11:00 am
[5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP)
[4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Martin Klizan (SVK)
COURT DES PRINCES start 11:00 am
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [6] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
Not Before 12:00 noon
[13] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Gilles Simon (FRA)
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [16] David Goffin (BEL)
COURT 2 start 11:00 am
[10] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Radu Albot (MDA)
Not Before 12:00 pm
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
After Suitable Rest - Robin Haase (NED) / Wesley Koolhof (NED) vs Alexander Zverev (GER) / Mischa Zverev (GER)
COURT 9 start 11:00 am
[3] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
[7] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Franko Skugor (CRO) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS) / Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
COURT 11 start 12:00 noon
Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) vs [2] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)
[5] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG)