Medvedev and Zverev march ahead at Monte Carlo Masters

Daniil Medvedev continued his excellent start to the season with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italian Lorenzo Sonego at the the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.

Medvedev has won four hardcourt titles this year, winning 25 of his past 26 matches, and extended his good run on a surface that he has not previously enjoyed much success on.

The Russian moved into an early 3-0 lead and was relentless from the baseline to seal an 89-minute victory.

"I always struggle on clay," said third seed Medvedev. "I've had some good matches where I still struggled. There's no rhythm on clay, every bounce is a bad bounce and even when it's good you're expecting a bad bounce.

"But I managed to play good against a very strong player."

“It’s completely different on clay, but confidence is confidence,” Medvedev added. “It’s about winning matches, because it is always two players that play, and one is going to win. I hope to bring this confidence even further.”

Alexander Zverev continued to rebuild his confidence on clay with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round.

Zverev recapturing form