Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2016: Friday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

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Published: April 15, 2016

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Although it's too soon to restore dominant clay-court master Rafael Nadal to favored status for the French Open, he continued to display highly encouraging signs Friday in a straight-sets victory over Stan Wawrinka in the 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters quarterfinals.

Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils will join Nadal in the tournament's penultimate round. It's a high-profile group, but notably absent is world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who was stunned in the second round by Jiri Vesely. His early exit added a little more intrigue to the clay-court season.

Let's check out all of the scores from Friday's quarterfinal action at the Monte Carlo Country Club. That's followed by a look ahead toward what should be an extremely competitive semifinal round.

 

Friday Results and Recap

Clay had always provided a sense of stability for Nadal. He could completely overwhelm opponents on the surface, regardless of how he was playing elsewhere. That's why he's the owner of nine French Open titles compared to five in the three other Grand Slam events combined.

He was eliminated in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last season, however, and his results at a few smaller clay events this year were concerning. He failed to reach the final in either the Argentina Open or the Rio Open, with semifinal losses to Dominic Thiem and Pablo Cuevas, respectively.

Nadal has looked like an entirely different player this week, though. He's cruised through three matches without dropping a set. His level of play in the last two victories over Thiem and Wawrinka has been far closer to what fans have come to expect over the years.

TennisTV highlighted his ability to turn defense into offense:



Matt Zemek of Attacking The Net commented on Nadal's improved form:



Afterward, the veteran Spaniard discussed what he's been able to accomplish while...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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