The top 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings will slug it out in the Monte-Carlo 2016 Rolex Masters. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal look to continue the Big Four's dominance of Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo. Djokovic will be in the same half of the draw as Roger Federer, Djokovic want to retain his title and clinch a third crown at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. While Roger Federer return with a healthy body. Federer warns his fellow players that he will not be a pushover despite three months out due to injury. Federer returns to the court next week following knee surgery that keeps him from his dominant form.
The 34-year-old Swiss did not push through his planned comeback in the Miami Open last month because of a stomach virus.
Federer will start vs Thomaz Bellucci or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, with the possibility of Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round. Both 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Richard Gasquet could pose a threat to Federer in the quarter-finals.
2nd seed Andy Murray, 8th time champion Rafael Nadal, 2014 winner Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych headline the bottom half of the draw.
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
1. Serbia Novak Djokovic
2. United Kingdom Andy Murray
3. Switzerland Roger Federer
4. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
5. Spain Rafael Nadal
6. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
7. Spain David Ferrer
8. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
9. France Richard Gasquet
10. Canada Milos Raonic
11. Belgium David Goffin
12. Austria Dominic Thiem
13. France Gaël Monfils
14. Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
15. France Gilles Simon
16. France Benoît Paire
