Rafa Nadal will face old rival Roger Federer again as he reached yet another final in the run-up to the French Open yesterday – but Andy Murray could still miss out on Roland Garros after announcing he will reveal his decision on whether to play in midweek.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC looked likely to go into the French Open as favourite to claim the only grand slam title he has yet to win after he defeated Rafael Nadal to triumph in the Monte Carlo Masters last month.
Andy Murray bemoaned a failure to take his chances, but said his clay season is "going in the right direction" following the failure of his latest bid for a maiden title on his least favoured surface.
It was not the worst of weeks in Madrid for Andy Murray but as the new world No.2 packed his bags and headed for the Italian Open in Rome, he knew that it was an opportunity missed.
Andy Murray finally reached the quarter-final of the Mutua Madrid Open after he broke the dogged resistance of Frenchman Gilles Simon in a match lasting almost three hours.