Three-Time Champ Tsitsipas in Djokovic’s Half

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 4, 2025

The draw for the 2025 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters hit today, with the 56–player field (pre-qualifying) taking their place in the iconic event.

Alexander Zverev, the No.1 seed, could have his hands full after his first-round bye, as he will face either Italy’s Matteo Berrettini or a qualifier. Similarly, Carlos Alcaraz could face Francisco Cerundolo in his first match (Cerundolo faces wild card Fabio Fognini).

Three-time and defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas will begin his bid for a fourth title with a first-round clash with either Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard or Jordan Thompson. The Greek is in the top quarter of the draw and could face Holger Rune in the round of 16 and Zverev in the quarterfinals.

Jakub Mensik, the breakout champion at Miami, will not be competing in Monte-Carlo. His pre-cutoff ranking was only good enough to get him into qualifying, and he has since withdrawn from that event. He’ll start his clay season in Munich. on the following week (April 14-20).

See the full draw here:

Here is the Monte-Carlo draw: So many good first-rounders. pic.twitter.com/Cel5WIFokJ

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) April 4, 2025

Notable first-round encounters at Monte-Carlo are:

[9] Daniil Medvedev vs Karen Khachanov
[15] Grigor Dimitrov vs Nicolas Jarry
[11] Ben Shelton vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
[12] Arthur Fils vs Tallon Griekspoor

The wild cards in the event are Stan Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini and Valentin Vacherot.

Wawrinka, if he is able to get past Alejandro Tabilo in the opening round, would face Djokovic in the second round. Two-time champion Djokovic is slated to face Dimitrov in the third round

(round of 16) if seeds hold.

If the seeds hold, the quarterfinals project out as follows:

[1] Zverev vs Tsitsipas [6]
[3] Djokovic vs De Minaur [8]
[5] Draper vs Ruud [4]
[7] Rublev vs Alcaraz [2]