The clay season is starting now, and the draw for 2025 Rolex Monte Carlo Masters was revealed on Friday night at the Monte Carlo Country Club.
Monte Carlo bucks the trend by remaining one week Masters 1000 and a 56 player. This means that it is action -filled from the beginning, with competitive matches as early as the first round.
Although it is not mandatory to play, all the top 10, which exclude sinners (forbidden) and Fritz (injured), are with Sascha Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz, the two best seeds.
Full draw and thoughts below.
Tournament information
- Event name: Rolex Monte Carlo Masters
- Based: 1896
- Place: Roquebuna-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
- Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, 155 by. Princess Grace, 06190 Roquebuna-Cap-Martin, France
- Surface: Outdoor clay
- Ball: Dunlop ATP Ball
- Current men’s master: Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Current Men’s Double Master: Sander Gille / Joran Flying
- Category: ATP MASTERS 1000
- Draw size: 56 singles / 28 qualification / 28 doubles
- Date: 6-13 April 2025
- Prize money: 6 128 940 € – Full Monte Carlo Masters 2025 prize money.
Rolex Monte Carlo Monsters 2025 seeds
- Alexander Zverev
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Novak Djokovic
- Casper Ruud
- Jack drapes
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Andrey Rublev
- Alex de Minaur
- Daniil Medvedev
- Holger Rune
- Ben Shelton
- Arthur Son
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Frances tiafoe
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Felix Auger-Aiassime
Wild cards
- Fabio Fognini
- Richard Gasquet
- Valentin Vacherot
- Stan Wawrinka
Socket
- Taylor Fritz → Replaced by Roberto Bautista Agut
- Hubert Hurgacz → Replaced by Miomir Kecmanovic
Pangs
2025 Rolex Monte Carlo Masters Draw
Highest half
- Alexander Zverev (1) vs bye
- Qualifying against Matteo Berrettini
- Jiri Lehecka vs Sebastian Kva
- Qualification against Lorenzo Musetti (13)
- Holger Rune (10) Vs Nuno Borges
- Lorenzo Sonego vs Pedro Martinez
- Jordan Thompson vs Giovanni Mpesh Pericard
- Bye vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (6)
- Novak Djokovic (3) vs Bye
- Stan Wawrinka (WC) vs Alejandro Tabil
- Jan-Lennard Stuff Vs Valentin Vacherot (WC)
- Nicolas Jarry vs Grigor Dimitrov (15)
- Daniil Medvedev (9) vs Karen Khachanov
- Alexandre Muller vs qualifier
- Tomas Machac vs Sebastian Baez
- Bye vs Alex de Minaur (8)
Lower half
- Jack Draper (5) VS BYE
- Marcos Giron vs Denis Shapovalov
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry VS qualification
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Ben Shelton (11)
- Frances tiafoe (14) vs miomir kecmanovic
- Alexei Popyrin vs Ugo Humbert
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs Brandon Nakashima
- Bye vs Casper Ruud (4)
- Andrey Rublev (7) vs Bye
- Gael Monfils VS qualifies
- Qualifying vs flavio cobbolli
- Tallon Griekspoor vs Arthur Files (12)
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (16) vs qualifiers
- Mattheo Arnaldi vs. Richard Gasquet (WC)
- Fabio Fognini (WC) VS Francisco Cerundolo
- Bye vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)
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Thoughts on the draw
Highest half
Seeded players: (1) Alexander Zverev, (3) Nevak Djokovic, (6) Stephen from TsitsiaPass, (8)
The upper half of the draw has top seeds Alexander Zverev, third seed Novak Djokovic and sixth seed Stefano’s tsitsipas.
They are united by Alex de Minaur (8), Daniil Medvedev (9), Holger Rune (10), Lorenzo Musetti (13) and Grigor Dimitrov (15)
Zverev will be keen to shake off a gloomy sunshine double with early exits in Indian wells and Miami, but Monte Carlo is the one like Masters 1000 on clay that avoids him. His best is two previous semi-final performances.
The path of the Germans is anything but easy. He opens to Matteo Berrettini before a potential third round of musetti, crude or dangerous Lehecka.
If Zverev survives, a quarter-final-show down with either Rune or three-o’clock Monte-Caro champion Tsitsipas is likely to be expected.
On the underside of this half, Novak Djokovic begins its clay campaign against either Stan Wawrinka or Lefty Alejandro Tabilo.
Serban had a good tournament in Miami, but then played a bad final, so it will be interesting to see how he starts at the clay. Stan and Tabilo are both manageable but then Jarry or Dimitrov and a quarter final against De Minaur, Medvedev or Tomas Machac could constitute a Sterner challenge.
Djokovic has two titles in the Principality (2013, 2015), but his latest form on clay outside Roland Garros has been less dominant than his harsh court control so I don’t expect a deep driving from him.
Then there is Stefanos Tsitsipas, a three times champion (2021-22, 2024), who enjoys these courts regardless of form, so he is probably a factor.
A second round of Giovannia Mpetshi Perricard may be interesting, but I like the Greeks’ chances to make the semi -finals, because his serving and advance seems to click here.
Lower half
Seeded players: (2) Carlos Alcaraz, (4) Casper Ruud, (5) Jack Draper, (7) Andrey Rublev, (11) Ben Shelton, (12) Arthur Fils, (14) Frances Tiefoe, (16) Felix Auger-Aliassime
In the lower half, second seed Carlos Alcaraz, fourth seed Casper Ruud and the seventh seed Andrey Rubev heading. With Jack Draper (5), Ben Shelton (11), Arthur Fils (12), Frances Tiefoe (14) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (16).
Casper Ruud has not lived up to his form from a few years ago, but Clay is his preferred surface, and it is probably make-or-break for his ranking this season. He starts against either Brandon Nakashima or the experienced Roberto Bautista-Agut, a matchup he should handle before a potential third round with Tiefoe.
The quarterfinals were able to pit Ruud against Draper, Shelton or the dangerous Davidovich Fokina, who has had flashes of Lys on clay in recent years.
In particular, Shelton Huston Clay Court jumped championships, so he is one of the few Americans who didn’t make a last minute line across the Atlantic. Tiafoe and Nakashima both still play in Texas, so he comes in fresh.
During the lower quarter, Carlos Alcaraz comes in as a favorite but faces a tricky path. The Spanjolen opens against either Monte-Caro champion Fabio Fognini or Francisco Cerundolo 2019, an re-match of their 2024 Buenos Aires collision if it is the latter.
A third round meeting with Auger-Aliassime or the retirement Richard Gasquet awaits, but the real test comes in the quarterfinals, where Alcaraz may meet 2023 Monte-Caro champion Andrey Rublev.
Rubev comes in without any real form, but he now has Marat Safin in his corner, and we know he can play well, so I would like to see the two face off. Arthur Fils is a potential obstacle for him, and I am interested in seeing how the Frenchman plays on clay this year, as his tongue, spinning forehand looked dangerous in Indian wells.
Who is your Monte Carlo master 2025?
