Monfils levels it up at one set apiece. He was sensational in that second set.
Nadal 5-0 up in the third set and serving for the title.
A ray of a sunshine on an otherwise bleak sporting day.
Stunning forehand winner on Championship point for Nadal.
Hopefully this is the sign of something to come.
Rafa’s 9th Monte Carlo Masters.
Acid test of where he is at on clay will be his meetings with Djokovic.
The week has worked out very well for Nadal. Needed a Masters Series win to restore confidence. Its obviously moot now, but probably wouldn’t have beaten Djokovic if he’d met him this week. His confidence visibly though soared when Djokovic unexpectedly departed so early and he was very impressive in all his matches against Thien, Wawrinka, Murray and Monfils and displayed a level of form that he hasn’t shown for about 3 years. Should be quite a match if they meet in Rome and after that in Paris.
Predictable Djokovic v Murray final in Madrid.
Straight sets wins for both. Murray beating Nadal 7-4 6-4. Djokovic beating Nishikori 6-3 7-6.
Andy roars back to take the 2nd set in Madrid. Down to a deciding 3rd.
Murray has ended his coaching arrangement with Mauresmo. Not really surprised by this. It will be interesting to see who he brings in now
Quarter Final day in Rome. Djokovic has beaten Nadal in straight sets 7-5 7-6. Murray has beaten Goffin 6-1 7-5.
Good match currently on court in Rome in the second of the semi finals. Nishikori has got the break back in the third set. Djokovic leading 4-3, back on serve.
I would suspect its Federer’s last season before retirement. After missing large parts of the last four months through injury, no point in risking further injury on the muck in Paris and jeopardising his last chance of that record breaking 8th Championship.
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The muck in Paris 
Wawrinka in trouble in his first round match against Rosol. Rosol leads 2 - 1.
Andy Murray comes from two sets down to eventually beat Radek Stepanek 7-5 in the fifth set.
3rd round gets underway tomorrow.
Novak Djokovic [1] –v- Aljaz Bedene
Borna Coric –v- Roberto Bautista Agut [14]
David Ferrer [11] –v- Feliciano Lopez [21]
Pablo Cuevas [25] –v- Tomas Berdych [7]
Rafael Nadal [4] –v- Marcel Granollers
Alexander Zverev –v- Dominic Thiem [13]
David Goffin [12] –v- Nicolas Almagro
Ernest Gulbis –v- JW Tsonga [6]
Milos Raonic [8] –v- Andrej Martin
Jack Sock [23] –v- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
Gilles Simon [16] –v- Viktor Troicki [22]
Jeremy Chardy [30] –v- Stan Wawrinka [3]
Kei Nishikori [5] –v- Fernando Verdasco
Nick Kyrgios [17] –v- Richard Gasquet [9]
John Isner [15] –v- Teymuraz Gabashvili
Ivo Karlovic [27] –v- Andy Murray [2]
Nadal has withdrawn from the tournament with a wrist injury. Granollers advances to the 4th round.
Last 16 line up completed
Novak Djokovic [1] –v- Roberto Bautista Agut [14]
David Ferrer [11] –v- Tomas Berdych [7]
Marcel Granollers –v- Dominic Thiem [13]
David Goffin [12] –v- Ernest Gulbis
Milos Raonic [8] –v- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
Viktor Troicki [22] –v- Stan Wawrinka [3]
Kei Nishikori [5] –v- Richard Gasquet [9]
John Isner [15] –v- Andy Murray [2]
After a rain blighted few days, there is play today. A nervy Djokovic eventually advanced to the quarter finals in four sets over Bautista Agut.
Gasquet has reeled off 4 games on the trot to come from 3-5 down to take the first set against Murray.
Murray takes the second set on a tie break from the Gasquet. Wawrinka having stroll against Ramos 2 sets up 6-2, 6-1 and is 3-1 up in the third.
Djokovic beats Berdych 6-3 7-5 6-3
Thien beats Goffin 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-1
Semi final line up
Novak Djokovic [1] –v- Dominic Thiem [13]
Stan Wawrinka [3] –v- Andy Murray [2]