Cameron Norrie bundled out of Monte Carlo Masters in opening round

Having been upset by France's Gregoire Barrere in his first match at the Miami Open last month, Norrie fell to a 6-3 6-4 loss against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo in the opening round on the Mediterranean clay.

Norrie clawed his way back into the match after a fast start from Cerundolo but did not look settled throughout and made 18 unforced errors compared to only eight winners.

A netted forehand gave Cerundolo the crucial break in the ninth game of the second set as the pressure on the British number one finally told.

Having started the season with a run of 21 wins from 25 matches, Norrie, ranked 13th, now finds himself needing to rediscover his confidence for the rest of the clay-court stretch.

There was better news, though, for Jack Draper, who made a winning return from injury, battling to a 6-3 7-5 win over another Argentinian, Sebastian Baez.

The 21-year-old was forced to retire during a fourth-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells last month with an abdominal problem, and had his fitness thoroughly tested by Baez on his Monte Carlo debut.

Draper's serve was under pressure throughout the contest but he saved 11 of the 12 break points he faced while taking three of his own four chances to set up a clash with 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz.

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