Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo (16th) suffered a quick exit at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, losing in straight sets in the second round to Czech Tomas Machac. Cerúndolo, who had just been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters 1000, lost 7-6(2) and 6-3 in a match that lasted one hour and 48 minutes. The first set was very close, with two breaks each. Even Machac served to take a 6-3 lead, but Cerúndolo reacted in time and forced a tie-break. In the sudden death, the Czech handled the nerves better to comfortably win 7-2 and take the first set. The second set started with a quick break by Cerúndolo in the first game, although he had a dip in his level that would tip the balance in Machac's favor, who won four consecutive games to go up 4-1. From there, the Czech only needed to hold his next two service games to win the second set 6-3 and advance to the quarterfinals, where he will face Italian world number 2 Jannik Sinner, who crushed Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the second round with a convincing 6-3 and 6-0. This way, the only Argentine still in the running at the third Masters 1000 of the year is Tomás Etcheverry, who will face Frenchman Térence Atmane in the second round.
