 Alright, so the draw for Monte Carlo, the officials, well the unofficial official start of the clay court season especially for the men, massive 1000 event, huge event to kick off the clay court season in 2023, some big names are playing, we got the return of Djokovic, we also have some big names not playing, let's go to the withdrawal list to start. Alright, so here is the withdrawal list, you can see there, Carlos Elcores, he's out, Alias Sim is also out in a dahl, also pulling out Nishioca, he's also out, Shapo, Busta, Monfice, Paul and also Sebastian Korda, the latest to withdraw, so some big names not playing, especially Elcores Nidal and FAA, some of the biggest names on clay, those guys played very well on clay last year, fortunately won't be starting the season with the rest of them, but let's go to the players that are playing, starting at the top of the draw. Okay, so the 16 seeds in this one, top eight seeds get to buy in the first round, Novak Djokovic back as world number one, he's number one seed, he gets to buy in the first round, he'll take on either Nakashima or McDonald in the second round, then we've got the wild card Vasharot, no I butchered that name, he plays a qualifier, winner of that match takes on Ketjmenovic on the number 16 seed, Mouseti in the second round, then we've got the number 10 seed, Hercatch taking on Jera, that's a tough match for Hercatch, Jera's been in some form on clay back in February, winner of that will play the Bayez or Draper in the second round, that's a fun match as well, Schwartzman will take on Goffan, winner will play the number seven seed, Sina after he gets to buy in the first round, so that quarter of this draw is very interesting, not so much the top part for Djokovic, I think he's got a manageable section, but there's a lot of good Argentinian clay court players, including Bayez, Schwartzman of course, and then you've got to put in Hercatch and Sina who aren't too bad on clay as well, very interesting section of the draw, you think Djokovic makes it through to play Sina based on form, but that's a tough section, I think Sina's got a very tough draw for Shorin, Djokovic got a nice start and then as he works his way into the tournament, should be able to get a better draw as he goes on, maybe he doesn't even have to play Sina, because guys like Schwartzman or Bayez, and they can cause upsets, let's go to the next section of the draw now, okay, Mehvedev, number three seed, he gets to buy in the first round, winner of that match, he will play the winner of a qualifier or Senego, the second round, Senego's a tough match, especially with this crowd, because they do love the Italians in Monte Carlo, and then you've got Batista Ragu taking on Ima, winner of that match will take on either Bublik, or number 13 seeds, Zverev in the second round, very interesting section with Zverev and Mehvedev, possible third round match up, but I don't know, I mean, did they both make it to the third round, that is the question, of course, Medi's clay court tennis is a little bit weird at time, then you've got Nori taking on Serendolo, the number 11 seed Nori, that's very tough for Nori, winner of that match will take on either Cressy or Baratini in the second round, so it doesn't get any easier, then you've got team versus Gascay, battle of the one-handers, we love that, winner of that plays the number 16 seed Runa in the second round, so some really interesting matches up there, Runa's got a nice draw, you know, team and Gascay are very good clay courters, but you know, not great at the moment, I mean, teams obviously still not as confident as you used to be, Gascay's almost 37 or 38, so he's really getting on, so you think Runa would be able to manage this draw, especially maybe Baratini be a tough third round, then Medvedevins Varev, you know, I think Runa would like this draw, but again, very interesting matchups potentially in those next couple of rounds, because this section of the draw will take on the Djokovic section in the semi-final, all right, let's go to the bottom half of the draw, the top quarter of the bottom half, you can see there, Rubelev, number five seed gets to find the first round, who take on either Huzla or Munar in the second round, then we've got Evan's taking on a qualifier, winner of that match will take on either Fakina or Hashenov, the number nine seed and remember, Davidovins Fakina beat Djokovic last year, made it to the final, lost the city pass in the final of Monte Carlo last year, then he got Diminor, the number 14 seed taken on Andy Murray, very, very tricky first round for Diminor, winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or Ramas Finoles, one of those clay court players in February that he was playing well, you've got to watch out for him, then he got Van Denshup taken on a qualifier, winner of that play is number four seed Kasparud, I think Rude's got a nice draw, I think he could make the quarterfinals, it's a good chance, not a nice draw, if he plays Murray, I think he back himself, if he plays Diminor, I think he back himself, if he plays Rubelev in the quarterfinals, I think Rude would back himself, so I think Rude's got a pretty good draw there, bottom section of the draw, Taylor Fritz, number eight seed gets to find the first round, he'll take on the winner of Vavrenka or Griggsborg in the second round, so Stan versus Taylor, second round, that's a tough match up, then he got Shelton taken on Demetro, winner of that match takes on either Lehechko or the number 12 seed Tiafo, then he got Chariot, number 15 seed taken on Jari, again another player who played well back in February, won a title actually back on the Clay and Feb in Chile, to keep an eye on Jari, winner of that match to take on a qualifier because we have two qualifiers going at it, then you've got Bonzi taken on Morales, another guy Morales who played well on the Clay back in February, winner of that match will take on the number two Sidney Pass, the defending champion, two time defending champion, so Morales Sidney Pass, very tricky second round match for Sidney Pass especially if that shoulder's still hurting him, so and also remember this section of the draw will take on the Rude, Rubelev section of the draw, so Sidney Pass versus Rude level Rude, semi-final, you're gonna base it on the seeds, but interesting draw, let me know in the chat or in the comments below if you're watching this later, who's got the worst draw? I feel like it's Sinner, I feel like Sinner's draw looks really tough, I think Rude's got a very nice draw, Djokovic definitely has a nice draw, but then again you can put Djokovic pretty much anywhere in the draw and you can make an argument to be easy, Sidney Pass's draw is manageable if you can avoid some guys, but man it's an interesting draw, is Sidney Pass gonna go for a three Pete? Is Mehvedev gonna surprise? If Mehdy did make the semi-final as back in 2019, beating Djokovic along the way, is this Mehdy's time to shine on the Clay? Let me know down in the comments below, who do you think is gonna win this one?