Britain's Cameron Norrie secured a hard-fought victory in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-0). The win marked Norrie's first tournament triumph since 2019, ending a frustrating absence from the winner's circle at this prestigious clay-court event. Despite dominating the first set and holding a match point at 5-4 in the decisive tie-break, Norrie nearly succumbed to Kecmanovic's pressure before rallying to win the final set 7-0.

This comeback victory propels Norrie into a quarter-final clash against Australian world number six Alex de Minaur, whom he previously defeated on his path to the last eight in Indian Wells last month.