Rafael Nadal’s knees were given a stern test as he was pushed all the way by Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq before booking his place in the semi-finals of the Brasil Open.

Andy Murray set up a mouth-watering third-round clash against world number three Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 victory over Filippo Volandri today.

JELENA JANKOVIC’S credentials as a dark horse for the French Open title were further enhanced as she won a high-quality third-round clash against Venus Williams yesterday.

World number one Roger Federer was sent crashing out of the Rome Masters today after suffering a shock straight-sets defeat to unseeded Filippo Volandri.

Andy Murray overcame a sluggish start to beat Filippo Volandri 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the Qatar Open at Doha.