MONTE CARLO – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s reward for a straight-sets opening-round win over Luca Nardi at the Monte Carlo Masters on April 8 is a showdown with Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.

The Canadian dismissed Nardi 6-2, 6-3 in a dominant all-round display to claim only his second win in five appearances in Monte Carlo, the place he lives and trains.