Rafael Nadal make the Monte Carlo Masters semies for the 11th time after his 6-1 6-4 victory over Roland Garros defending champion Stan Wawrinka. Bothered by the noise coming from the restaurant (lame behaviour by the Swiss in my opinion…), the Swiss really started his match at the beginning of the second set, but Rafa stayed solid and won relatively easily. It is Rafa’s first win on clay over a top 4 player since his win over Novak Djokovic in the 2014 French Open final! Nadal will next face Andy Murray, who dispatched Milos Raonic 6-2 6-0 in an hour.
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Andy Murray rallied from 6-2 3-0 down to defeat Benoit Paire 6-2 7-5 7-5 and set up a clash with Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals.
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Seriously, who saw that coming? Jiri Vesely notches the biggest win of his career, ousting defending champ Novak Djokovic 6-4 2-6 6-4 in Monte Carlo.
Other upsets today: Damir Dzumhur defeats Tomas Berdych and Lucas Pouille beats Richard Gasquet.
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6-3 6-3 for Rafa. He’ll next face Dominic Thiem who beat him in Buenos Aires last February.
