Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic will kick off their Monte-Carlo campaigns on Tuesday. They are set for respective meetings with Fernando Verdasco and Florian Mayer.

Fernando Verdasco vs. (9) Grigor Dimitrov

Dimitrov and Verdasco will be squaring off for the third time in their careers when they collide in round one of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday. The head-to-head series is tied 1-1 following a 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5 Verdasco victory on the clay of Bastad in 2013 and a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win last fall on the hard courts of Beijing.

Verdasco is coming off a semifinal showing in Houston, where he ultimately lost to Sam Querrey 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The 40th-ranked Spaniard’s 13-8 record on the season also includes a fourth-round performance in Miami. Dimitrov, on the other hand, has slumped since reaching the semis in Brisbane and the last 16 at the Australian Open. The 11th-ranked Bulgarian…