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Gasquet, Dzumhur Beaten In Budapest

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Gasquet, Dzumhur Beaten In Budapest

Apr252018

Youzhny moves to within three match wins of 500 career victories

Richard Gasquet and Damir Dzumhur both made second-round exits on Wednesday at the hands of Italian opponents at the Gazprom Hungarian Open.

World No. 159 and qualifier Lorenzo Sonego recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the second set to beat third seed Gasquet 6-4, 7-6(4) in one hour and 43 minutes. Last week, Gasquet became the first Frenchman to record 500 match wins en route to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters quarter-finals. Sonego will next face fifth-seeded Slovenian Aljaz Bedene or fellow countryman and qualifier Matteo Berrettini.

Earlier in the day, lucky loser Marco Cecchinato lost just eight of his service points to beat Dzumhur, the second seed from Bosnia & Herzegovina 6-3, 6-1 in 60 minutes. Cecchinato won seven straight games from 3-3 in the first set to 4-0 in the second set en route to his third straight victory over No. 32-ranked Dzumhur. He will next play in the quarter-finals against seventh-seeded German Jan-Lennard Struff, who defeated #NextGenATP Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-4 in one hour.

Former World No. 8 Mikhail Youzhny moved to within three match wins of 500 victories when he won one game on Wednesday to complete his 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over Hungary’s Zsombor Piros. Their match had been suspended due to darkness on Tuesday night. Youzhny next challenges eighth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi.

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Top Seeds Make Early Exit In Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak knocked out top seeds Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-7 in one hour and 44 minutes for a place in the quarter-finals. Fourth seeds Matwe Middelkoop and Andres Molteni beat Hgo Nys and Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6(0) in 74 minutes.

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Barcelona Open: Novak Djokovic beaten in second round by Martin Klizan, Rafael Nadal through in straight sets

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Former world number one Novak Djokovic fell to a surprise defeat by Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan in the second round of the Barcelona Open.

Klizan, ranked 140th in the world, beat 12th-ranked Djokovic 6-2 1-6 6-3.

The 12-time Grand Slam champion has failed to reach the last eight in any of his five tournaments since making his return from an elbow injury.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal progressed with a 6-4 6-4 win over compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena.

Spanish world number one Nadal has won 38 straight sets on his favoured clay surface.

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Nadal will face compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the last 16.

Earlier, Japan’s Kei Nishikori retired from his second-round match against Garcia-Lopez.

Nishikori, who lost to Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday, was trailing 6-3 before retiring with pain in his right thigh.

Bulgarian second seed Grigor Dimitrov beat France’s Gilles Simon 6-2 6-1, while Australia’s Dominic Thiem beat Spaniard Jaume Munar 7-6 (10-8) 6-1.

Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas came from a set down to beat Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Nadal Extends Record Clay-Court Pace

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Nadal Extends Record Clay-Court Pace

Apr252018

Spaniard to face Garcia-Lopez next

By the time Rafael Nadal finishes his legendary career, will any clay-court record not have his name on it?

The Mallorca native extended his Open-Era clay-court mark on Wednesday during his Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell opener against countryman and Ecuador Open champion Roberto Carballes Baena.

The No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings won his 37th and 38th consecutive sets on clay, extending a record that he set on Sunday when he won his 11th Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title. Nadal also stretched his clay-court match-win streak to 15.

Clay-Court Sets Win Streaks

Sets

Player

Year(s)

38

Rafael Nadal

2017-18

35

Guillermo Coria

2003-04
34 Ilie Nastase 1973

32

Rafael Nadal

2010-11

31

Rafael Nadal

2007-08

30

Rafael Nadal

2012

30

Rafael Nadal

2006-07

Nadal has now won 54 of his 57 matches played in Barcelona, where he is going for his 11th title at the ATP World Tour 500 event (2005-09, 2011-13 and 2016-17). In Monte-Carlo, Nadal became the first player to win a tournament 11 times.

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He was challenged at times against Carballes Baena, who brought positive energy and a willingness to fight on Pista Rafa Nadal. The 25-year-old from Granada saved two set points at 5-4 in the first set and had an opportunity to break back. But Nadal erased the break point and clinched the opening set with a forehand drop shot.

In the second, the two traded breaks and were on serve at 4-3, but Nadal broke again and served out the second-round contest to love. The 10-time Barcelona champion will next meet countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the third round. The veteran right-hander advanced after 14th seed Kei Nishikori, who lost to Nadal in the Monte-Carlo final, retired down 3-6.

Open Era Clay-Court Leaders

Player W-L Record Winning Percentage

1) Rafael Nadal

397-35

91.9

2) Bjorn Borg

251-41

86

3) Ivan Lendl

327-76

81.1

4) Guillermo Vilas

659-162

80.3

5) Novak Djokovic

190-49

79.5

Fifth seed Pablo Carreno Busta evened his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Frenchman Benoit Paire (3-3) with a 6-3, 6-3 win. Carreno Busta won 53 per cent of his second-serve points (10/19) and saved the only break point faced to set a third-round meeting with Paire’s countryman 11th seed Adrian Mannarino.

Carreno Busta will try to reach his first quarter-final in Barcelona. The 26-year-old Barcelona resident also fell in the third round in 2017.

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Governing Bodies Of Tennis Support Independent Review Panel Interim Report

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Governing Bodies Of Tennis Support Independent Review Panel Interim Report

Apr252018

A statement issued on behalf of the sport’s governing bodies

– IRP confirms no evidence of cover-up or institutional corruption by tennis authorities
– Unified agreement in principle with recommendations for consultation
– Immediate priority work under way to review and respond to IRP

The governing bodies of professional tennis (ATP, WTA, ITF and Grand Slam Board) announced today their agreement with the findings of the Independent Review Panel’s (IRP) Interim Report.

The IRP was set up by the governing bodies to investigate thoroughly allegations of corruption in the sport. We are pleased with the Panel’s findings that they have seen no evidence of any institutional corruption or cover-up by the tennis authorities or the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).

We are also pleased that the IRP has recognised the positive actions taken by the sport to address the integrity issues it faces: “The International Governing Bodies are to be commended for the introduction of rules specifically aimed at dealing with the integrity problems faced by tennis.”  

However, we also recognise that there are vulnerabilities, particularly at the lower levels of tennis. We are committed to seizing the opportunity to address these concerns through firm and decisive action. We support the IRP’s identification that the betting industry’s role is critical to ensure that betting operators play their part.  

Following an initial review of the Interim Report we confirm our agreement in principle with the package of measures and recommendations proposed by the IRP. These include the removal of opportunities and incentives for breaches in integrity, the establishment of a restructured, more independent TIU, enhanced education, expanded rules, and greater co-operation and collaboration with the betting industry and broader sports community.

Each of these areas now needs detailed exploration and analysis. Our immediate priority is to provide the input requested by the IRP by carefully reviewing, considering and responding to the 12 recommendations put forward for consultation, ahead of publication of the Final Report.

At the same time we will continue to implement existing initiatives to enhance and expand tennis’s governance of the sport in relation to betting-related integrity.

In commissioning the IRP to provide an independent review of betting-related integrity in the sport, we committed to making appropriate resources available to carry out that work. We are confident that this investment in time and financial resources will substantially improve the ability of the sport to meet the challenges it currently faces.

The governing bodies thank the IRP for their hard and important work.

Statement issued on behalf of:

Steve Simon, Chief Executive Officer of the WTA and Chairman of the Tennis Integrity Board
Chris Kermode, Executive Chairman and President of the ATP
David Haggerty, President of the ITF
Jayne Hrdlicka, Chairman, Australian Open
Bernard Giudicelli, Chairman, Roland Garros
Philip Brook, Chairman, Wimbledon
Katrina Adams, Chairman, US Open

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Independent Review of Integrity In Tennis Interim Report

Independent Review of Integrity In Tennis Record Of Evidence And Analysis

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Sport on the BBC: Best of this week's TV & radio coverage

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Find out the details of the major sports coverage on offer across BBC television, radio and online this week.

Visit our live guide for direct links to all our live sporting coverage – including text commentaries – while BBC Sport app users can also set event reminders so they never miss a moment of their favourite sports.

All times BST. Times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. For more details of forthcoming coverage, visit the specific sport page on the website. Coverage on BBC Red Button can be subject to late schedule changes.

Wednesday, 25 April

Follow live BBC Radio 5 live football commentary as Real Madrid travel to the Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final, and the World Snooker Championship continue across BBC TV and online.

World Snooker Championship

10:00-11:30 & 13:00-18:00, BBC Two

10:00-13:00, 14:30-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00; 14:30-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:15-00:05, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two Scotland)

Extra, 00:05-02:05, BBC Two (00:35-02:05, BBC Two Scotland)

Replays, 06:20-10:00, 13:00-14:30 & 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

14:55-18:00, Ice Hockey – Great Britain v Poland, Ice Hockey World Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:45-22:30, Football – Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, Champions League semi-final, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 19:00)

Thursday, 26 April

Salford Red Devils welcome St Helens in the Super League on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, while Arsenal host Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-finals, plus the World Snooker Championship coverage continues across BBC TV and online.

World Snooker Championship

13:00-18:00, BBC Two

13:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 13:00-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:15-00:05, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two NI)

Extra, 00:05-02:05, BBC Two (00:35-02:05, BBC Two NI)

Replays, 06:35-07:25, 09:20-10:10, 12:10-13:30 & 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

20:05-22:00, Football – Arsenal v Atletico Madrid, Europa League semi-final, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 19:00)

19:00-21:00, Rugby league – Salford Red Devils v St Helens, Super League, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:30-21:30, Basketball – Sheffield Sharks v Glasgow Rocks, BBL Championship, BBC Sport online

22:00-22:30 Football – MOTD: The Premier League Show, BBC Two (23:15-23:45, BBC Two NI)

Friday, 27 April

Follow live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live as Lancashire host Surrey in the County Championship, and the first and second practice sessions take place in Baku before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. There is also Super League action on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and continued coverage of the World Snooker Championship on BBC TV and online.

World Snooker Championship

10:00-12:00 & 13:00-18:00, BBC Two

10:00-13:00, 14:30-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00; 14:30-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:35-00:25, BBC Two

Extra, 00:25-02:25, BBC Two

Replays, 06:20-07:10; 09:10-10:00; 13:00-14:30 & 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

09:55-11:35, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, first practice, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

11:35-13:55 & 15:35-18:30, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship Division One, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

13:00-14:00, The Friday Sports Panel, BBC Radio 5 live

13:55-15:35, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, second practice, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:00-22:00, Football – 5 live Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live

19:00-22:00, Rugby league – Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity, Super League, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Saturday, 28 April

Coverage of the World Snooker Championship continues on BBC TV and online. Plus, catch the Premier League action from Anfield on BBC Radio 5 live as Liverpool take on Stoke City.

World Snooker Championship

13:15-16:30, BBC One (13:15-14:50, BBC One Wales & 14:50-16:30, BBC Two Wales)

10:00-12:00 & 16:30-17:30 & 19:00-20:00, BBC Two (16:30-17:30 not in Wales & 19:00-20:00 not in NI)

10:00-13:00, 16:30-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00; 14:30-18:30; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:25-00:15 , BBC Two

Extra, 00:15-02:15, BBC Two

Replays, 13:00-14:30 & 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

05:00-05:30, Boxing – 5 live Boxing with Costello and Bunce, BBC Radio 5 live

10:55-12:05, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, third practice, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

11:00-12:00, Fighting Talk, BBC Radio 5 live

12:00-13:00, Football – Football Focus, BBC One

12:05-13:55, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

12:30-14:30, Football – Liverpool v Stoke City, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 12:00)

13:55-15:05, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, qualifying, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

14:10-15:45, Football – FA People’s Cup Finals, Connected TV & online

14:30-16:30, Football – Final Score, BBC Red Button

14:50-17:05, Rugby union – Dragons v Scarlets, Pro14, BBC One Wales (15:00-17:00, Connected TV and online)

15:00-17:00, Rugby union – Dragons v Scarlets, Pro14, Connected TV and online

15:00-17:00. Football – Premier League commentary, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 14:30)

15:05-17:00, Rugby union – Exeter v Sale Sharks, Premiership, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

16:30-17:20, Football – Final Score, BBC One (not in Scotland; 16:30-17:00, BBC Two NI; 16:30-17:20, BBC Two Wales)

17:35-19:20, Football – FA People’s Cup Finals, Connected TV & online

17:00-18:00, Football – Sports Report, BBC Radio 5 live

17:00-18:25, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

17:00-19:00, Triathlon – Women’s Race, World Triathlon Bermuda, Connected TV & online

17:00-18:00, Football – Sports Report, BBC Radio 5 live

18:00-20:00, Football – 606, BBC Radio 5 live

18:25-21:30, Ice Hockey – Hungary v Great Britain, Ice Hockey World Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

20:00-22:00, Triathlon – Women’s Race, World Triathlon Bermuda, Connected TV & online

22:20-23:45, Football – Match of the Day, BBC One

Sunday, 29 April

Listen to commentary of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Manchester United v Arsenal on BBC Radio 5 live. There’s also live coverage of the English hockey league finals and continued coverage of the World Snooker Championship on BBC TV and online.

World Snooker Championship

10:00-11:00, 13:00-18:00, 19:00-20:00, BBC Two

10:00-13:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00; 14:30-18:30; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:20-00:15, BBC Two (23:55-00:45, BBC Two Northern Ireland)

Extra, 00:15-02:15, BBC Two (00:45-02:15, BBC Two Northern Ireland)

Replays, 13:00-13:40 & 18:30-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

07:30-09:00, Football – Match of the Day, BBC One (repeat)

09:00-10:00, Sportsweek, BBC Radio 5 live

10:55-13:45, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

11:00-12:15, Triathlon – World Series: Bermuda (Highlights), BBC Two

12:15-13:00, Football – MOTD2 Extra, Premier League, BBC Two & BBC Radio 5 live

13:05-14:00, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra (14:00-16:00, BBC Radio 5 live)

13:30-18:00, Hockey – England Hockey League Finals, Connected TV & online

13:40-15:45, Football – Lyon Feminin v Manchester City Women, Champions League semi-final second leg, BBC Red Button and online

14:00-16:15, Women’s Football – Birmingham City Ladies v Arsenal Women, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

14:10-15:45, Football – FA People’s Cup Finals, Connected TV & online

16:15-18:30, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

16:25-18:30, Football – Wolfsburg Ladies v Chelsea Ladies, Champions League semi-final second-leg, BBC Red Button and online

16:30-18:30, Football – Manchester United v Arsenal, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 15:00)

17:40-19:15, Football – FA People’s Cup Finals, Connected TV & online

18:30-19:30, Football – 606, BBC Radio 5 live

22:30-23:30, Football – Match of the Day 2, BBC One

23:30-00:10, Football – Women’s Football Show, BBC One

Monday, 30 April

Listen to BBC Radio 5 live football commentary as Tottenham host Watford in the Premier League, and watch continued coverage of the World Snooker Championship on BBC TV and online.

World Snooker Championship

13:00-18:00, 19:00-20:00, BBC Two

13:00-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 13:00-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:15-00:05, BBC Two

Extra, 00:05-02:05, BBC Two

Replays, 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

04:30-05:00, Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix review, BBC Radio 5 live

10:00-20:00, Tennis – Glasgow Trophy, ATP Challenger Tour, Connected TV and online

10:55-18:30, Cricket – Lancashire v Surrey, County Championship Division One, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

20:00-22:00, Football – Tottenham Hotspur v Watford, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 19:00)

22:00-22:30, Football – The Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live

23:00-04:10, Football – Women’s Football Show (repeat), BBC Red Button

23:30-00:15, Rugby league – The Super League Show, BBC One in the North of England – North West, North East & Cumbria, Yorks & Lincs & Yorkshire

Tuesday, 1 May

Listen to build-up, commentary and post-match reaction as Real Madrid welcome Bayern Munich to the Bernabeu for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

World Snooker Championship

10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00 & 19:00-20:00, BBC Two

10:00-13:00, 14:30-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00, 14:30-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:15-00:05, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two NI and 00:05-00:55, BBC Two Wales)

Extra, 00:05-02:05, BBC Two

Replays, 13:00-14:30 & 18:00-19:00, BBC Red Button

Other sports

07:10-08:00, Rugby league – The Super League Show, BBC Two (repeated 23:00-04:15, BBC Red Button)

10:00-20:00, Tennis – Glasgow Trophy, ATP Challenger Tour, Connected TV and online

10:55-1900, Cricket – Kent v Pakistan, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:45-22:00, Football – Real Madrid v Bayern Munich, Champions League semi-final, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 19:00)

22:00-22:30, Football – 5 live Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live

Wednesday, 2 May

Listen to build-up, commentary and post-match reaction as Liverpool face Roma in the the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

World Snooker Championship

10:00-11:30, 13:00-18:00 & 19:00-20:00, BBC Two

10:00-13:00, 14:30-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button

Tables One & Two, 10:00-14:00, 14:30-18:00; 19:00-23:00, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and online

Highlights, 23:15-00:05, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two NI and 00:05-00:55, BBC Two Wales)

Extra, 00:05-02:05, BBC Two

Other sports

10:00-20:00, Tennis – Glasgow Trophy, ATP Challenger Tour, Connected TV and online

19:45-22:00, Football – Roma v Liverpool, Champions League semi-final, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 19:00)

22:00-22:30, Football – 5 live Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live

Catch-up

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The BBC Sport website is available via desktop, mobile, tablet and app, giving fast and easy access to the live stream, text commentaries, news, reports, schedules, videos, as well as highlights of the day’s action. The BBC Sport app is available free on Apple and Android devices.

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Klizan Stuns Djokovic To Reach Third Round

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Klizan Stuns Djokovic To Reach Third Round

Apr252018

Klizan wins first match in five meetings with former World No. 1

Slovakia’s Martin Klizan produced a big upset to beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday.

The 2015 semi-finalist (l. to Nishikori) converted each of his three break-point opportunities in the one-hour, 39-minute contest to defeat Djokovic, who was playing his first match in Barcelona since losing on his debut to Daniel Gimeno Traver in 2006. Klizan, who reached a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 24 after his run to the last four in 2015, will meet Feliciano Lopez for a place in the quarter-finals after the Spaniard beat Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in three sets on Tuesday.

Klizan began the match in fine form, breaking in the first game to capture the initiative. A further break came in the fifth game, as the Slovakian raced to a 4-1 lead before two service holds secured a one-set advantage.

Djokovic replied emphatically in the second set, dropping just seven points in a sequence reminiscent of his opening-round form against Lajovic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Djokovic recorded a 94 per cent first-serve percentage in the set and conceded just two points behind his own delivery to enter the final set with considerable confidence.

However, the momentum was halted in the decider. Both men held serve with relative ease in the first seven games, with a single break of serve in the crucial eighth game proving the difference. Klizan broke to 15 and served the match out by the same margin to record his first win in five FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings against Djokovic.

Karen Khachanov also advanced to the third round, beating Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 6-0. The 16th seed won 79 per cent of first-serve points during the one-hour, 33-minute second-round encounter and saved all four break points against his serve. The 21-year-old, who won the Open 13 Provence in February (d. Pouille), has now won 15 matches on the ATP World Tour this season and will meet Belgium’s David Goffin for a quarter-final spot. Goffin leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 3-1.

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Martin Klizan reached the semi-finals on his last appearance at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in 2015. The left-hander beat Juan Monaco, Victor Estrella Burgos and Tommy Robredo before falling to eventual champion Kei Nishikori in the last four.

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Andy Murray to sit out new Glasgow ATP Challenger event

  • Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Andy Murray has decided not to launch his comeback to tennis following injury in Glasgow next week.

He was considering playing in the new ATP Challenger event in Scotstoun, which gets under way on Sunday.

But the former world number one has opted to continue his recovery from hip surgery away from the match court.

The next confirmed tournament in Murray’s schedule is the Rosmalen grass-court event, the Libema Open, in Netherlands in May.

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That comes before the tournament at Queen’s Club that immediately precedes Wimbledon.

Murray does, however, also have an option to play a Challenger event in Loughborough next month.

Although the 30-year-old’s name is among the entries for the French Open, it is understood the former Roland Garros finalist will not be playing in Paris or at any other tournament in the current clay-court swing.

Murray last played competitively at Wimbledon, the scene of two tournament triumphs, in July.

Several other Scots are expected to play in Glasgow, including Murray’s protégé, Aidan McHugh, who is in the former world number one’s management stable.

Details of the final entry list, including wild cards, will be released later on Wednesday.

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