Tennis player Medvedev beat Khachanov at the start of the Monte Carlo Masters

Former world number one, Russian Daniil Medvedev beat compatriot Karen Khachanov in the first round of the ATP Rolex Monte Carlo Masters tournament. This was announced on April 7 by Sport-Express.

The meeting lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes and ended with a score 7:5, 4:6, 6:4. In the next round, Medvedev will meet with French representative Alexander Muller.

The prize fund of the tournament is €6 128 940.

Early departure: why Medvedev and Rublev cannot find stability

Star Russian tennis players are at risk of dropping out of the top 10 for the first time in many years.

Earlier, on March 25, it was reported that Medvedev was dropping out of the top 10 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings for the first time since February 2023. This happened after the athlete failed to reach the third round of the Masters tournament in Miami.