Ferrero loses top spot in shock defeat

French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero lost his place at the top of the ATP Champions Race after a shock third-round defeat in the Masters Series in Montreal.

Ferrero’s six-week spell at the pinnacle ended with a 6-3 7-5 loss to Karol Kucera, a former top 10 player from Slovakia whose career has been hampered by injury in recent years.