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Top seed Kerber beaten in second round of Rome Masters

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World number one Angelique Kerber was eliminated in the second round of the Rome Masters at Foro Italico today by Estonia's Anett Kontaveit.

just 56 minutes.It means both top seeds are out of their respective competitions after Great Britain's Andy

Murray was beaten in the men's singles yesterday.



Halep to meet Mladenovic in Madrid Open final

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Simona Halep of Romania and France's Kristina Mladenovic will contest the women's singles final at the Madrid Open after both won their semi-finals today.

Coric.Coric was unable to produce a similar performance to the one which saw him beat world number one Andy

Murray of Great Britain yesterday, as Thiem secured a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 success.


Navratilova calls on players to lay off Sharapova

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has defended Maria Sharapova and hit out at the Russian's critics following her return to the sport after serving a 15-month drugs ban.

criticised by a number of players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, while men's world number one Andy

Murray has also offered his opinion on her comeback."



Murray eases into Madrid Open third round

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World number one Sir Andy Murray made light work of Romania’s Marius Copil to book his place in the third

return from an elbow injury last month.Having suffered a last 16 defeat at the Monte Carlo Masters, Murray

over world number 104 Copil.Having fended off his rival’s powerful groundstrokes in the opening set, Murray

first round tie.Austria’s Dominic Thiem, who ended up as the Barcelona Open runner-up after beating Murray


Nadal makes Open-era history with 10th Monte Carlo Masters crown

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Rafael Nadal became the first man in tennis' Open era to win the same event 10 times after coming out on top in the Monte Carlo Masters final against fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. 

looked like finishing second best in another as Ramos-Vinolas, who had beaten world number one Sir Andy

Murray and fifth seed Marin Cilic of Croatia en route to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final


Defending champion Nadal sets up all-Spanish final at Monte Carlo Masters

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets today to book his place in the Monte Carlo Masters final, where he will face fellow Spaniard and surprise package Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

place in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final.It followed victories over world number one Sir Andy

Murray on Thursday (April 20) and fifth seed Marin Cilic of Croatia yesterday."

Albert has beaten Andy Murray to be here so I will have to play my best to win."


Djokovic falls to shock defeat against Goffin at Monte Carlo Masters

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World number two Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters today after suffering a surprise quarter-final defeat to Belgium’s David Goffin at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

semi-finals by fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who followed up his victory over world number one Sir Andy

Murray yesterday with a 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 win at the expense of Croatia’s Marin Cilic.


World number one Murray suffers shock exit from Monte Carlo Masters

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World number one Sir Andy Murray has been eliminated from the Monte Carlo Masters after suffering a shock

in what was only his second match back after being sidelined for a month with an elbow problem.Sir Andy

Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-0.Albert Ramos-Vinolas won seven of the last eight games in his match against Sir Andy

Murray ©Getty ImagesAlso causing an upset today was 16th seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, a 6-4, 6-4 victor



Tsonga eliminated from Monte Carlo Masters as Djokovic survives scare

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Seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has suffered a shock elimination from the Monte Carlo Masters after losing to qualifier Adrian Mannarino in the round-of-32 today. 

was a surprise winner over home favourite Nicolas Mahut today, triumphing 6-2, 6-4.World number one Andy

Murray makes his return to the tour tomorrow when the Briton faces Luxembourg's Gilles Muller, a 6-2


Berdych battles into Monte Carlo Masters second round

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Tomas Berdych battled into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters after fighting back against Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov today.

Daniil Medvedev.The top eight seeds have received a bye into the second round, including Britain’s Andy

Murray, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka.


Simon to meet Djokovic after first round win at Monte Carlo Masters

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Frenchman Gilles Simon set-up a second round tie with Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters after a straightforward opening victory today.

will now face either Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas or Serbia's Viktor Troicki in his next match.Britain's Andy

Murray is returning from missing his country's Davis Cup defeat to France to start as top seed for an


France reach semi-finals of Davis Cup with victory over Britain

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France booked their place in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup as they wrapped up a comfortable victory over Britain by winning today's doubles rubber in Rouen.

thanks to Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau, who earned a hard-fought 7-6, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 win over Jamie Murray

in the last four when they claimed the opener but Britain, missing star player and world number one Andy

Murray through injury, hit back by clinching the second to level the match.It proved to be a fleeting