There will come a time when things may not be going as you would hope them to be and the best way to fight through it is to make the most of the opportunities given to you.  And for a few players, that opportunity was known as The Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. While the usual Djoker found his way to the trophy at the end of the day, several players can take their inspired performances this week as platform to move forward through the clay court swing.

Eighth seeded Marin Cilic, made only his second tournament appearance of the season having been sidelined with a persistent shoulder injury. Winless since his title run in Moscow, Cilic fought hard to overcome Florian Mayer in three sets to win his first match of the season. He then went on to edge 11th seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets before being dismissed 0-6 3-6 to…