Murray into Monte Carlo doubles quarters

  • Posted: Apr 13, 2016

Andy Murray and Dominic Inglot are through to the quarter-finals of the doubles at the Monte Carlo Masters.

The British pair lost the first five games against Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic and France’s Edouard Roger-Vasselin but recovered to win 2-6 6-3 10-5.

British number two Aljaz Bedene was knocked out in the second round of the singles by Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

Bedene, 26, held serve only four times as he lost 6-3 6-3 to eight-time winner and world number five Nadal.

Second seed Murray, 28, continues his singles campaign on Thursday with a third-round match against France’s Benoit Paire.

Murray’s brother Jamie, 30, also reached the last eight of the doubles alongside Brazilian partner Bruno Soares.

The fourth seeds, who won the Australian Open in January, beat Canada’s Daniel Nester and Czech Radek Stepanek 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (11-9) 14-12.

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