Monte-Carlo Masters: Davidovich Fokina wins 12 of last 14 games to complete comeback vs Shelton

Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated American Ben Shelton, the No 11 seed, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Monday evening.

Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 42, will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry and French qualifier Corentin Moutet next.

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

• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Arthur Fils
• Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Baez
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Flavio Cobolli
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Corentin Moutet
• Holger Rune vs. Nuno Borges
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Ugo Humbert
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
• Fabio Fognini vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Karen Khachanov: monday
• Alexandre Muller beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Matteo Berrettini beat Mariano Navone (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Lorenzo Musetti (13) beat Yunchaokete Bu (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Daniel Altmaier (Q) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (16): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Gael Monfils beat Fabian Marozsan (Q): 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
• Marcos Giron beat Denis Shapovalov: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Alejandro Tabilo beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
• Jiri Lehecka beat Sebastian Korda: 6-3, 7-6 (7)
• Jordan Thompson beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 6-4, 6-3
• Valentin Vacherot (WC) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 6-2, 6-1
• Richard Gasquet (WC) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4