Monte-Carlo Masters: Dimitrov battles into last 16

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 15 seed, won against Monégasque wildcard Valentin Vacherot 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Wednesday evening.

Dimitrov, ranked No 18, will face Chilean Alejandro Tabilo next.

The 33-year-old Bulgarian defeated Chilean Nicolas Jarry (6-3, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Monte-Carlo tournament, Vacherot, ranked No 255, won against German Jan-Lennard Struff (6-2, 6-1).

Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other second-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 6.128.940, most recent results first):

• Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexandre Muller: wednesday
• Alexei Popyrin beat Frances Tiafoe (14): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Alejandro Tabilo beat Novak Djokovic (3): 6-3, 6-4
• Casper Ruud (4) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-2, 6-1
• Alex De Minaur (8) beat Tomas Machac: 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
• Andrey Rublev (7) beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 7-6 (2)
• Arthur Fils (12) beat Flavio Cobolli: 6-2, 6-4
• Daniel Altmaier (Q) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Nuno Borges beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4
• Lorenzo Musetti (13) beat Jiri Lehecka: 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
• Jack Draper (5) beat Marcos Giron: 6-1, 6-1
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) beat Jordan Thompson: 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Matteo Berrettini beat Alexander Zverev (1): 2-6, 6-3, 7-5