Novak Djokovic buried his grief to advance to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday, just hours after learning of the death in Serbia of his beloved grandfather. The World No 1 elected to take to the court against Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine after suffering the heart-breaking blow at training in the morning.

Djokovic, who played despite learning about his grandfather’s death, gets emotional after his win over Dolgopolov yesterday. Pic/AFP