Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray concluded rain-interrupted matches held over a day at the Monte Carlo Masters today, with the world No 1 winning his 24th straight on clay.
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray concluded rain-interrupted matches held over a day at the Monte Carlo Masters today, with the world No 1 winning his 24th straight on clay.
The top seed in the chase for a fifth consecutive trophy at the Country Club, completed a 6-3, 6-0 rout of Ecuadorian Nicolas Lapentti after the pair played one game on a rainy today evening.
Murray finished his own job to reach his first career quarter-final on clay as he defeated Italian Fabio Fognini
7-6 (13-11), 6-4.
The fourth-seeded Scot is now bearing down on number 2 ranked Roger Federer in the ATP rankings after the Swiss crashed out to compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the third round.
Murray will later play either Nikolay Davydenko or David Nalbandian as that pair play another delayed third-round contest. Nadal takes on Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, a winner over Italy's Simone Bolelli 7-5, 7-6 (7/2).
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