The soldier grandson of General Augusto Pinochet has been thrown out of the Chilean army after causing an uproar with a funeral speech denouncing judges who had tried the late dictator.

Nikolay Davydenko bustled into the semi-finals of the French Open and will face unseeded Argentinian Mariano Puerta for the right to contest the men’s singles crown.

Fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten crashed out in the first round of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires two days after losing a final in Chile.

England’s stunning victory over Denmark today booked a potential quarter-final clash against four-time champions Brazil in Shizuoka next Friday.