Matteo Berrettini/Andrea Vavassori edge Alex de Minaur/Cameron Norrie in Monte-Carlo | ATP Tour

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Berrettini/Vavassori edge De Minaur/Norrie in Monte-Carlo R1 tussle

Defending champ Arneodo advances alongside Herbert

April 06, 2026

Matteo Berrettini and Andrea Vavassori pulled out a strong end to clinch a hard-earned first-round victory on Monday on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

Competing as wild playing cards on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion, the Italian duo overcame Alex de Minaur and Cameron Norrie 6-4, 4-6, 10-5. Berrettini and Vavassori gained 83 per cent (34/41) of factors behind first serves, based on Infosys ATP Stats, and raised their stage late to crucially win seven of the ultimate 10 factors of the Match Tie-break.

The No. 15 participant in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, Vavassori is greater than acquainted with his crew’s subsequent opponents in Monte-Carlo: third seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. At the Miami Open presented by Itau final month, Vavassori and his common associate Simone Bolelli downed Heliovaara and Patten to say their maiden Masters 1000 trophy.

There was pleasure for native followers early on Monday in Monaco, the place dwelling favourite and defending champion Romain Arneodo and his French associate Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Maxim Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 7-6(6), 3-6, 10-5. Arenodo accomplished his 2025 triumph on the Monte-Carlo Country Club alongside one other Frenchman, Manuel Guinardwho this 12 months types the eighth-seeded pairing with Guido Andreozzi.

There is assured to be a Monegasque presence in the quarter-finals, with Arneodo (alongside Herbert) to return up in opposition to his countryman Hugo Nys in the second spherical. Nys and his French associate Edouard Roger-Vasselin overcame Francisco Cabral and Joe Salisbury 6-4, 7-6(2) to spherical out Monday’s doubles motion.