Novak Djokovic opened his new vegan restaurant in Monte Carlo on Sunday night, attracting some tennis A-listers to the launch.

Among those behind the roped off entrance to Eqvita were Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal found themselves otherwise engaged.

Right next door at the time, in the principality's Irish pub, McCarthy's, could be found Aljaz Bedene, eating a quick steak ordered from the bar.

(From right) Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini at the opening of Eqvita Restaurant

World No 1 Djokovic poses with with Jelena at opening of their new vegan restaurant in Monte Carlo

World No 26 Grigor Dimitrov (left) poses with Djokovic at the opening of the restaurant on Sunday night

The juxtaposition of the British numbers one and two neatly illustrated how the other half live on tour. Ranked 60, Bedene missed the cut-off for invites to the neighbouring champagne and veggie bites reception.

Bedene has other things to worry about, although his less formal evening did no harm today as he cruised past the Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol 6-2 6-3 to make the second round of the Monte Carlo Open.

He will now be Rafael Nadal's first opponent of the clay court season, while on Tuesday Murray will face France's Pierre Hugues Herbert.

A continuing concern for Bedene is that he is left looking somewhat stateless after losing his appeal against the ruling preventing him playing for Great Britain in the Davis Cup.

World No 7 Thomas Berdych and his wife Ester pose outside Djokovic's new Monte Carlo restaurant

The World No 1 takes a selfie with his wife inside the restaurant during the opening party

Having left Slovenia behind for Hertfordshire he plays under the flag of the citizenship he gained a year ago, but is bitterly frustrated at being unable to play team competitions for Britain.

Just how valuable he would be for Britain on clay was illustrated again by the way he cleaned up the big-hitting Rosol with a minimum of fuss.

He is still in discussion with his lawyers about the regulation, brought in at the start of 2015, that those who have represented another country are banned sine die from playing for anyone else.

As someone who eats in Irish pubs rather than the five-star eateries of Monaco, Bedene fears it will be prohibitively expensive to mount the necessary legal challenge.

Aljaz Bedene ate steak in the Irish pub next door as the world's top players joined Djokovic

British No 2 Bedene will face Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Monte Carlo Open on Tuesday

'I heard £100,000. I would pay if it's affordable, but £100,000 is not affordable,' he said. 'My lawyers are still checking. I think the best thing to do now is to see whether there is a chance.

'They're still looking into everything. So we'll see what are the next steps. But I really hope there is a next step. I don't want to give up.'

Bedene added that he would like an apology from the International Tennis Federation for dragging him to Prague for an adjourned hearing last November then keeping him up all night in America last month on Skype on the day he was playing in the final of a Challenger in Dallas.

'It's just not right. I actually accept the new rule, the way it is now, because I think it's fair. But I was waiting from 2012. I really wanted this.

Bedene easily dispatched Czech world No 61 Lukas Rosol 6-2, 6-3 to book his place in the second round

'The way they treated me wasn't the best because I could have done it earlier, and it could be the same case as Dustin Brown (who went from Jamaica to Germany). They haven't really considered the human aspect in this.'

Bedene is at least excited by the prospect of facing Nadal: 'At the moment I'm enjoying playing tennis. It's going to be fun. I'm not the favourite, but I stand a chance. You never know what you can do when you are relaxed.'

He has actually just come back from ten days off, having been at home with his fiancée Kimalie, a former member of Slovenia's answer to the Spice Girls, who has just released her debut single, entitled 'You're not sorry'.