Novak Djokovic returned to action at the Monte-Carlo Masters with a comfortable victory but Jack Draper was narrowly beaten by 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
Djokovic was playing his first match since Indian Wells after choosing to skip Miami and then parting ways with long-time coach Goran Ivanisevic. With former doubles specialist and fellow Serb Nenad Zimonjic guiding him from the stands, Djokovic eased to a 6-1 6-2 victory over Russia's Roman Safiullin.
Draper's exit ends British interest in the singles, with Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans also losing in the first round. 'Jack is a great competitor, he came with lots of good shots at the end and I managed to hold my serve and played a great tiebreaker,' Hurkacz said.
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