Djokovic cruises into semi-finals

Top seed Novak Djokovic eased past an out-of-sorts David Nalbandian to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals and stay on course for a possible re-run of last year’s final against Rafael Nadal.

The Serb took advantage of a raft of Nalbandian errors, particularly in the first set, to win 6-2 6-3, ensuring he would be the only non-Spanish player in the last four.