Murray suffers another defeat to Nadal

Andy Murray was unable to exorcise another of his demons at the Rogers Cup in Canada as Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal maintained his stranglehold on the British number one.

Murray, who beat world number three Novak Djokovic for the first time in five attempts yesterday, matched the Spaniard stroke for stroke for long periods but was ultimately found wanting on the big points as Nadal won 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 to reach the final.