On Wednesday, the current world number one tennis star Rafael Nadal launched his bid for an 11th Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-1 6-3 second-round victory over Slovenia's Alijaz Bedene as Novak Djokovic overcame a late wobble to see off Borna Coric. World number one Rafael Nadal breezed through the opener and bringing up set point with a trademark curling forehand before sealing the set with a deft drop shot. Bedene, ranked 58th in the world, put up a hard fight in the second set, holding serve until the sixth game before Rafael broke twice in succession to seal a convincing victory in an hour and 17 minutes.

The Spaniard, who is chasing a record 31st ATP Masters 1000 title, will take on Russian Karen Khachanov in the last 16. "It's going to be a very tough one against (Khachanov)," the 31-year-old said. "I'm going to need to play a very high intensity and a high level of tennis if I want to have success."

On the other hand, it was former world champion Novak Djokovic squandered nine match points before clinching a 7-6(2) 7-5 second-round victory over Coric. The Croatian saved two match points while trailing 5-3 in the second set and recovered from 40-0 down on Djokovic's serve before saving four match points in an epic 10th game. Former number 1 Novak, who has won the Monte Carlo title two-time, broke back immediately before claiming victory on his 10th match point to set up a third-round clash with fifth seed Dominic Thiem.