{"id":1993,"date":"2026-04-07T15:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:45:08","slug":"monte-carlo-masters-withdrawal-list-11-players-out-as-miami-open-winner-becomes-7th-top-30-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1993","title":{"rendered":"Monte Carlo Masters withdrawal list: 11 players out as Miami Open winner becomes 7th top 30 star"},"content":{"rendered":"

The total number of players to withdraw from the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters has risen to 11 after a Masters 1000 champion pulled out on the third day of the event.<\/p>\n

By Thursday, six players had withdrawn from the first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season<\/a>, with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic among this cohort.<\/p>\n

The Monte Carlo Masters is staged at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France \u2014 150 metres from Monaco\u2019s border.<\/p>\n

Main draw action at this year\u2019s Monte Carlo Masters \u2014 which is the 119th edition of the event \u2014 began on Sunday 5 May, and it will conclude with the final on Sunday 12 May.<\/p>\n

Monte Carlo is one of just two Masters tournaments to still use the one-week, 56-player format (the Paris Masters is the other).<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion, having defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the 2025 championship match to win his maiden title in the Principality.<\/p>\n

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2026 Monte Carlo Masters withdrawals<\/h2>\n

Jakub Mensik was due to face Fabian Marozsan in the first round in Monte Carlo on Tuesday, but he pulled out shortly before the match due to a toe injury.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Czech, who won the 2025 Miami Open and is currently ranked 26th, was replaced by lucky loser Damir Dzumhur.<\/p>\n

Mensik is the fourth player to pull out after the draw was made but before their opening match, following Frances Tiafoe, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Kamil Majchrzak.<\/p>\n

There are seven players currently in the top 30 of the ATP Rankings who have withdrawn, while world No 8 Ben Shelton did not sign up for the event.<\/p>\n