Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovlaov are out of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis match after shedding their first-round matches Monday.
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime, who was seeded sixteenth on the clay-court match, misplaced 7-6 (5), 6-3 to German qualifier Daniel Altmaier.
Altmaier got here again from down an early break within the second set, then fought off triple break level within the remaining recreation to enhance to 2-0 towards Auger-Aliassime.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 6-3, 7-6 (5) to American Marcos Giron.
Giron received the ultimate three factors of the second-set tiebreaker, together with match level on return, to enhance to 3-1 towards Shapovalov.
Shapovalov had six aces to Giron’s one, but additionally dedicated 4 double-faults to none for Giron.
