Monte Carlo Results

Day 3 in Monte Carlo was woeful for the French, as Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon were upset. Paul Henri Mathieu only made the day worse when he was pummeled by David Nalbandian. Novk Djokovic and Andy Murray both looked impressive in their clay debuts as Djokovic dropped just 3 games, while Murray surrendered only 5. In a clash of former number 1's, Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt in 2 close sets. Other winners included Ivo Karlovic, Juan Monaco and David Ferrer, while Nicholas Almagro and Tommy Robredo were both upset.

Monte Carlo

Men's Singles- 1st Round

Janko Tipsarevic def. Gael Monfils (9), 6-3, 6-1

David Ferrer (10) def. Feliciano Lopez, 6-2, 6-3

David Nalbandian (12) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Albert Montanes def. Nicolas Almagro (16), 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)

Jean-Rene Lisnard def. Christophe Rochus, 6-2, 6-2

Martin Vassallo Arguello def. Igor Andreev, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Ivo Karlovic def. Florent Serra, 6-4, 6-4

Fabio Fognini def. Tomas Berdych, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 6-4, 7-5

Men's Singles- 2nd Round

Novak Djokovic (3) def. Oscar Hernandez, 6-1, 6-2

Andy Murray (4) def. Victor Hanescu, 6-3, 6-2

Andreas Beck def. Gilles Simon (6), 7-5, 6-1

Juan Monaco def. Tommy Robredo (11), 6-2, 6-4