Nadal, Federer enter Monte Carlo quarters

Top seed Rafael Nadal maintained his traditional momentum at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday as the Spaniard powered into the quarter-finals 6-2, 6-4, seeing off a French challenge from Richard Gasquet

Rafael Nadal

Top seedu00a0Rafael Nadal maintained his traditional momentum at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday as the Spaniard powered into the quarter-finals 6-2, 6-4, seeing off a French challenge from Richard Gasquet.

Three-time finalist Roger Federer beat Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals.

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Later, Scot Andy Murray joined the quarter-final line-up beating Gilles Simon of France 6-3, 6-3.

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In the men's double match Indo-Pak combine of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi beat South African Eric Butorac and Curacao native Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6, 6-4 to progress to the quarter-final.