hello and thanks forjoining us. here s your latest sports news. so often the tennis clay court season is associated with rafa nadal dominating the headlines, but the spaniard was a notable absentee on monday as the monte carlo masters got underway. he s been ruled out with a hip injury and he s not the only one missing. world number two carlos alcaraz is also out because of injury, whilst world number iii cameron norrie may have wished he hadn t bothered after a surprise first round defeat. jim lumsden rounds up the best of the action on day one. an upset looked a possibility when cameron norrie s serve was broken by the well 33, the first time of asking, looks like we were francisco cerundolo strolled through the first set. the number 11s it was always up against development instead with identity and who took the second set to wrap up victory an hour and 12 minutes. next up isa an hour and 12 minutes. next up is a meeting with matteo berrettini who made light work of the ame
hello and thanks forjoining us. here s your latest sports news. so often the tennis clay court season is associated with rafa nadal dominating the headlines, but the spaniard was a notable absentee on monday as the monte carlo masters got underway. he s been ruled out with a hip injury and he s not the only one missing. world number two carlos alcaraz is also out because of injury, whilst world number iii cameron norrie may have wished he hadn t bothered after a surprise first round defeat. jim lumsden rounds up the best of the action on day one. an upset looked a possibility when cameron norrie s serve was broken by the well 33, the first time of asking, looks like we were francisco cerundolo strolled through the first set. the number 11s it was always up against development instead with identity and who took the second set to wrap up victory an hour and 12 minutes. next up