Overview
- By Thursday, six players had pulled out of Monte Carlo, led by Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper, with Taylor Fritz, Sebastian Korda, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Jaume Munar also withdrawing.
- Tournament officials promoted alternates into the 56-player main draw, adding Sebastian Baez, Terence Atmane, Daniel Altmaier, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Marton Fucsovics and Kamil Majchrzak.
- Draper, who has managed a left arm injury since 2025, will continue training at Britain’s National Tennis Centre instead of starting his clay season in Monaco.
- The event runs April 5–12 and still features seven top‑10 players, with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and red‑hot Jannik Sinner headlining the seeds.
- Ranking pressure increases because Alcaraz must defend 1,000 points in Monte Carlo while Sinner has none to defend, which could narrow the gap in the race for No. 1.