Marin Cilic, ranked 51st from Croatia, faces Aleksandr Shevchenko in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on clay. The Croatian veteran has shown mixed form recently, with wins against Brandon Nakashima and Alex Popyrin offset by losses to Alexander Zverev, Zhizhen Zhang, and Nakashima in his last five matches. Cilic holds no prior head-to-head record against Shevchenko. At Pinnacle, Cilic is favored at 1.80 decimal odds to advance from this round.

Aleksandr Shevchenko, ranked 77th from Kazakhstan, enters the Monte Carlo Masters first round against Marin Cilic on the clay courts of Monte Carlo. Shevchenko's recent form includes victories over Roberto Bautista Agut, Raul Darius Turcanu, and Brandon Shelton, though he suffered straight-set defeats to Botic van de Zandschulp and Ugo Humbert. The two players meet for the first time with no head-to-head history. Shevchenko is priced at 2.12 decimal odds at Pinnacle.