Monte Carlo Masters 2017: Monday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

Tomas Berdych, Alexander Zverev and Pablo Cuevas each advanced to the second round of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters on Monday after securing straight-sets victories against their respective first-round foes.

The younger Zverev brother dominated Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 not long after Cuevas made light work of Viktor Troicki en route to a 6-3, 6-0 triumph, and Berdych edged Andrey Kuznetsov 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Meanwhile, Great Britain's Kyle Edmund eliminated Davis Cup team-mate Dan Evans from the competition following a 7-5, 6-1 win over his compatriot.

Seeded Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta also advanced to the second round following wins against Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili and Fabio Fognini, respectively.

Read on for a recap of Monday's first-round results from the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, complete with a look toward the competition's upcoming schedule.

Result	Score
(12) Roberto Bautista-Agut bt. Nikoloz Basilashvili	1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Kyle Edmund bt. Dan Evans	7-5, 6-1
Diego Schwartzman bt. Bernard Tomic	6-1, 7-6(3)
(13) Pablo Carreno Busta bt. Fabio Fognini	7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-3
(14) Alexander Zverev bt. Andreas Seppi	6-1, 6-2
(16) Pablo Cuevas bt. Viktor Troicki	6-3, 6-0
Nicolas Almagro bt. Martin Klizan	4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Adrian Mannarino bt. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez	1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Albert Ramos Vinolas bt. Renzo Olivo	6-2, 6-3
(9) Tomas Berdych bt. Andrey Kuznetsov	4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Time (Aprox.)	Fixture
10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. ET	Federico Delbonis vs. Robin Haase
10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. ET	Marcel Granollers vs. Paolo Lorenzi
10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. ET	Gilles Muller vs. Tommy Robredo
10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. ET	(11) Lucas Pouille vs. Ryan Harrison
10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. ET	Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Casper Ruud
11:30 a.m. BST/6:30 a.m. ET	Philipp Kohlschreiber vs. Carlos Berlocq
11:30 a.m. BST/6:30 a.m. ET	Karen Khachanov vs. Nicolas Mahut
11:30 a.m. BST/6:30 a.m. ET	Adrian Mannarino vs. (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
11:30 a.m. BST/6:30 a.m. ET	Benoit Paire vs. Tommy Haas
11:30 a.m. BST/6:30 a.m. ET	Mischa Zverev vs. Jiri Vesely
1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET	Borna Coric vs. Jeremy Chardy
1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET	Feliciano Lopez vs. Daniil Medvedev
1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET	Gilles Simon vs. (2) Novak Djokovic
2:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. ET	Nicolas Almagro vs. (10) David Goffin
2:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. ET	(16) Pablo Cuevas vs. Joao Sousa

Recap

Conserving energy in the earlier stages of competitions such as these can often be key to a player's chances of victory, and "Sascha" Zverev ensured he did just that with an efficient straight-sets win over Seppi.

The German went about his work in a clinical manner and broke serve a total of five times without ever conceding his own. Boris Becker even took to social media to tweet his applause for the 19-year-old:

Zverev turns 20 this Thursday and will face either Feliciano Lopez or Daniil Medvedev in the second round, while hoping some birthday fortune might be the edge he needs to continue his run on the French Riviera.

Berdych was made to work much harder for his victory against Kuznetsov after he dropped the first set in Monte Carlo and proceeded to engage in a battle that took more than two hours to decide.

It was hardly the routine win the Czech desired in his tournament opener, but Berdych progressed and will face either Benoit Paire or Tommy Haas in the second phase of the competition.

Elsewhere, there was drama as two of Britain's top tournament hopes collided in the opening round, and Edmund capitalised in the rankings after downing Evans with a 7-5, 6-1 victory, per The Times' Stuart Fraser:

His prize will be a second-round outing against clay heavyweight Rafael Nadal, who happens to hold the record for the most wins at the Monte Carlo Masters (nine) and is the fourth seed to clinch a 10th title in 2017.

Carreno Busta was made to work a lot harder for his 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-3 triumph over Fognini. It was only in the last set that the Spaniard was able to open any daylight. Tennis TV posted footage of one of the match's decisive third-point sets, where it was Carreno Busta's stamina that pulled him through:

Countryman Bautista Agut was also forced to play three sets in a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 comeback victory against Basilashvili, and the same could be said for Nicolas Almagro and Adrian Mannarino in their wins over Martin Klizan and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, respectively.

Bernard Tomic exited the tournament following a 6-1, 7-6(3) loss to Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, while 15th seed Albert Ramos Vinolas advanced after beating Renzo Olivo 6-2, 6-3.