Alexandr Dolgopolov notched his first main draw win in three visits to the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Monday as he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-2. The 16th-seeded Ukrainian broke serve four times from five opportunities and won 74 per cent of points on serve to claim victory over the experienced Argentine in 57 minutes.
The 23-year-old Dolgopolov improved to an 11-8 match record on the season, highlighted by reaching the final at the Brisbane International (l. to Murray). He goes onto face Australia’s Bernard Tomic, whom he lost to in five sets in the third round of the Australian Open in January.
Spanish No. 13 seed Fernando Verdascowas made to work hard in his opener, battling from a set down to defeat Belgium’s Olivier Rochus 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 10 minutes. The left-hander, who was runner-up in 2010 (l. to Nadal), broke serve for the fourth time in the last game of the match to notch his 11th win of the year. He reached his 17th ATP World Tour final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco (l. to Ferrer) on clay in February.
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