Top 5 Photos 4/14: Nadal, Djokovic cruise in Monaco

The world's top players are in action and made quite the return in Monte Carlo. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both put on impressive and dominate displays to get their clay season up and running.

These are the Top 5 photos from the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 event. (All photos Getty Images.)

1

Rafael Nadal

The Spaniard is back in action at this week's Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo. Nadal got off to a commanding start in his opener against qualifier Federico Delbonis, posting a 6-1, 6-2 score to set up a tricky round of 32 clash with No. 14 seed Grigor Dimitrov.

2

Novak Djokovic

The world No. 1 had one of the more challenging first rounds on paper, but the way he played in his red dirt opener didn't quite reflect that. Djokovic took out the talented Jannik Sinner, who is fresh off reaching his first Masters 1000 final in Miami, 6-4, 6-2.

3

Dan Evans

After falling short in three consecutive opening rounds, the Brit is through to the round of 16. Evans defeated this year's Miami Open champion Hubert Hurkacz in convincing style by posting a seamless 6-4, 6-1 score. He will face Djokovic for the first time on Thursday.

4

Alexander Zverev

"Happy to get my socks dirty again," Zverev wrote on Instagram following his win in Monaco on Wednesday.

The German notched a solid 6-3, 6-3 victory over Italy's Lorenzo Sonego to kickstart his campaign on the red clay. He gets No. 11 seed David Goffin next.

5

Casper Ruud

Ruud captured his second Top-10 victory against Argentine Diego Schwartzman. The 22-year-old is through to the last 16 after picking up a 6-3, 6-3 win and will battle Pablo Carreno Busta for a spot in the quarterfinals.