Monte-Carlo Masters: Zverev moves into second round

German Alexander Zverev, the No 13 seed, advanced to the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters by edging out Kazakh Alexander Bublik 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Tuesday.

Zverev, ranked No 16, will play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut next.

This was Zverev’s first match back on clay since tearing ankle ligaments in the semi-final of Roland-Garros last year.

It was also his first win over Bublik, who had never yet lost a set to the German in two previous encounters, both on hard court.

Monte-Carlo Masters, other first-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):

• Daniel Evans vs. Ilya Ivashka
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Karen Khachanov
• Valentin Vacherot vs. Luca Nardi
• Jiri Lehecka beat Emil Ruusuvuori (LL): 6-1, 7-5
• Ben Shelton vs. Grigor Dimitrov: tuesday
• Ugo Humbert vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Dominic Thiem (WC) beat Richard Gasquet: 6-1, 6-4
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Filip Krajinovic (LL): 5-7, 7-6 (10), 6-1
• Alex De Minaur (14) beat Andy Murray: 6-1, 6-3
• Diego Schwartzman beat David Goffin: 6-4, 6-2
• Ivan Gakhov (Q) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
• Matteo Berrettini beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 6-2
• Jan-Lennard Struff (Q) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-4, 6-3
• Alexei Popyrin (Q) beat Dusan Lajovic (LL): 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Jack Draper beat Sebastian Baez: 6-3, 7-5
• Benjamin Bonzi beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-1, 7-5
• Stan Wawrinka (WC) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Botic van de Zandschulp beat Marton Fucsovics (Q): 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Cameron Norrie (11): 6-3, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (10) beat Laslo Djere: 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
• Jaume Munar beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4
• Nicolas Jarry beat Borna Coric (15): 6-2, 6-3