Results from the fifth day of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday (x denotes seeding): 3rd rd Richard Gasquet (FRA x7) bt Marin Cilic (CRO x9) 7-5, 6-4 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x13) bt Andy Murray (GBR x2) 6-1, 6-2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) 6-4, 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Florian Mayer (GER) 6-2, 6-4 Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x16) 6-2, 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x6) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-3, 6-0 afp

Results from the fifth day of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday (x denotes seeding): 3rd rd Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) 6-4, 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Florian Mayer (GER) 6-2, 6-4 Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x16) 6-2, 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x6) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-3, 6-0 afp

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic booked their places in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday as the pair each passed tough tests after recent physical setbacks. Nadal made a predictably successful return to his beloved clay on Wednesday, the Spanish third seed starting his quest for a ninth straight Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Marinko Matosevic. Tournament number one Djokovic put his injured right ankle under major pressure but still came up with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Russian Mikhail Youzhny.

Rafael Nadal made a predictably successful return to his beloved clay on Wednesday, the Spanish third seed starting his quest for a ninth straight Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Marinko Matosevic. Nadal was totally in his comfort zone on another sunny, warm day on the Mediterranean, demolishing the Australian in 62 minutes. Nadal won the first seven points of the match, with Matosevic earning only two points in the first four games.