Cameron Norrie (11th seed) exited the ATP tournament in Monte Carlo in the opening round, the Briton was defeated by Francisco Cerundolo (33rd world number).

Cameron Norrie lost in the first round of ATP Monte Carlo

No. 8 in the ATP hierarchy, Norrie lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to Serundolo. The game lasted one hour and 12 minutes.

In the second round, the Argentine faces a dispute with Matteo Berrettini (22nd player in the world). The Italian beat Maxime Cressi in the first round (6-4, 6-2).

They also competed on Monday in the first round of Monte Carlo

Benjamin Bonzi – Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-1, 7-5

Botik van de Zandschulp – Marton Fuchovych 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1

Stan Wawrinka – Tallon Grikspur 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

Jack Draper – Sebastian Baez 6-3, 7-5

Oleksiy Popyrin – Dushan Laiovych 7-6(1), 6-3

Jan-Lennard Struff – Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-3

Matteo Berrettini – Maxime Cressi 6-4, 6-2

The Monte Carlos Masters runs from April 9 to 16 on clay, has a total prize pool of €5,779,335, with Novak Djokovic as the top favorite and Stefanos Tsitsipas the champion of the last two tournaments.

What you need to know about the Monte Carlo Masters

• Player with the most titles: Rafael Nadal (11)

• Most doubles titles: Mike Bryan (6)

• Oldest champion: Nicola Pietrangeli (34 years old in 1968)

• Youngest champion: Mats Wilander (18 years old, 1983)

• Lowest Champion: Andrew Pattinson (49th in 1974)

• Most wins: Rafael Nadal (73).