Philipp Kohlschreiber moved in the ATP Masters in Monte Carlo easily in the second round. His game against the Japanese Taro Daniel won the 35-year-old veteran with 6: 1, 6: 3. Jan-Lennard Struff provided a surprise: With 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 1 the German beat the world ranking 20. Denis Shapovalov from Canada.
In the second round, Kohlschreiber now awaits the world number one Novak Djokovic, who has already won the second most important clay court tournament of the season twice (2013 and 2015). In March, Kohlschreiber had prevailed at the Indian Wells contrary to expectations against the Serbs. It was his second win against Djokovic.
Struff's next opponent is former world ranking third Grigor Dimitrow. The Bulgarian had triumphed over Matteo Berrettini 7: 5, 6: 4. Ranked # 3, Alexander Zverev has a bye in the first round and faces his first match on Wednesday with Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero or Félix Auger-Aliassime, the other major Canadian talent alongside Shapovalov.