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BREAKING: Early Upsets at the 2019 Monte Carlo Masters

By Harry Floyd

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 15: Kyle Edmund of Great Britain walks off court after his three set defeat against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in their first round match during day two of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on April 15, 2019 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 15: Kyle Edmund of Great Britain walks off court after his three set defeat against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in their first round match during day two of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on April 15, 2019 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Action in men’s singles is underway at the 2019 Monte Carlo Masters. Let’s take a look at some unexpected early round upsets.

The 2019 Monte Carlo Masters kicks off this week with the biggest names in men’s singles tennis taking to the courts. While the favorites in Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic gear up for their opening matches, the round of 64 is already seeing some unexpected upsets. Let’s dive deeper into who’s headed home early.

We broke down some of the rising stars on the ATP Tour here and Kyle Edmund was among them. He is struggling so far in 2019 though and his time at the Monte Carlo Masters turns out to be a continuation of just that…

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Edmund sees an early exit from the Monte Carlo Masters. Falling to Diego Schwartzman in a tough three set match, the 17th seed in the men’s singles draw is ousted. This is a definite upset but it’s one we can’t read too much into. Schwartzman, like Edmund, is a rising star in men’s singles tennis. He takes the round of 64 meeting with the British number one, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Another major early round upset comes to the 15th seed this year at the Monte Carlo Masters. Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov has been knocked out of the men’s singles action, dropping his match against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff. Shapovalov is another top young player on the ATP Tour. He falls in three sets to his opponent as Struff takes the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

Struff sets up a very interesting matchup against former ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 32 next. Dimitrov is coming off of a win over Matteo Berrettini. Other round of 32 matches to look forward to include those with the tournament favorites.

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Nadal takes on the red hot Roberto Bautista Agut first at the Monte Carlo Masters. Bautista Agut wins his opener against John Millman to setup a match against the defending champion. Djokovic is also in action in the round of 32 against Germany tennis veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber. Check back to see how the action in Monte Carlo unfolds.

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