Rafael Nadal finds feet on clay to beat troubled Andy Murray in Monte Carlo

• Spaniard rediscovers form at last to defeat Briton 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 
• Murray must get game back on course for Barcelona and Paris

There will always be respect and warmth between Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, and perhaps it was that long-standing bond that persuaded both of them (without consultation, presumably) to play down what was clearly a fractious encounter on Saturday, the Spaniard staying cool enough to reach his 11th final Monte Carlo Masters final. Murray, who lost a match he had looked like winning, appeared unhappy with what he and nearly everyone else present perceived to be the Spaniard’s time-wasting, not to mention the refusal of the umpire, Damien Dumusois, to do anything about it until the final game. Continue.....

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