Fifth seed Dominic Thiem came from behind to knock out Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo Masters third round on Thursday and set up a quarter-final clash with defending champion Rafa Nadal

Dominic Thiem upsets Djokovic in Monte Carlo to set up Nadal clash

Spain outsmarted Germany in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as David Ferrer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in a marathon 5 sets to advance to the semi-finals. Ferrer, 36, saved three break points in the last set to level at 5-5 and then secured a break to clinch victory beating Kohlschreiber 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 in a nail-biting encounter.

Davis Cup: Ferrer edges out Kohlschreiber as Spain beat Germany

Wozniacki won the first set easily 6-0 but lost the second set in a tie-breaker 6-7(3-7)

Australian Open: Wozniacki beats Navarro, enters semi-final

Elina Svitolina will face Denisa Allertova to pursue her dreams of the maiden slam

Day 7: Nadal, Dimitrov, Kyrgios, Wozniacki eye quarter-finals

Croatia's Martin Cilic beats Nadal to enter Australian Open semi-final

Australian Open: Nadal retires in fifth set, Cilic in semi-final

The Ukrainian world number four breezed past her compatriot 6-2, 6-2 in just 59 minutes on a searing day on Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open: Svitolina ends teen sensation Marta Kostyuk's dream run

Reigning French and U.S. Open winner Nadal begins the quest for his first ATP Finals title against Belgian David Goffin on Monday and will also compete with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian Dominic Thiem in his group

Nadal to play for ATP finals despite knee injury

The 31-year-old will finish a year as world number one for the fourth time, after doing so in 2008, 2010 and 2013

Tennis: Nadal to end the year as world number one after Paris win

Nadal voiced his opinion about the impending referendum which has divided the country. ??

Must make Catalonia feel we really want them: Nadal

World number one Nadal, who could meet old rival Roger Federer for the first time in New York at the semi-final stage, crushed Ukraine's Alexander Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-4, 6-1

Tennis: Nadal hits 50 at US Open as Rublev, Kanepi grab spotlight

Karolina Pliskova comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the US Open third round on Saturday

US Open: Pliskova survives Zhang scare, Nadal wins epic battle

Thursday's attack in Barcelona had left 13 people dead and another 100 injured

Nadal and Muguruza shocked by Barcelona attack

Nadal easily won the first set but couldn't put the free-swinging Canadian away with a second set victory.

Canadian teenager beats Nadal at Montreal Masters

He raced through the first set in just 29 minutes and did not face a break point until the 13th game

Nadal cruises through in Montreal

Federer was joined in the last 16 by top seed and old adversary Rafael Nadal, who made similarly short work of his opening assignment

Tennis: Federer, Nadal stroll in Montreal openers

Wawrinka already plagued with a knee injury went down fighting in four sets

Wimbledon: Russia's Daniil Medvedev stuns Wawrinka

Rafael Nadal dropped just six games to lift the title at Roland Garros

Nadal sweeps away Wawrinka to lift tenth French Open

Rafael Nadal has a 15-3 head-to-head record against Stanislas Wawrinka, though the Swiss has a 3-0 record in Grand Slam finals

French Open men's final preview: Wawrinka last hurdle to Nadal's La Decima dream

World number two Djokovic slumped to a stunning 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0 quarter-final loss to Dominic Thiem

French Open: Djokovic crashes as Nadal, Murray move on to semi-finals

Nadal continued his ruthless form at Roland Garros by dispatching Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Nadal, Djokovic enter French Open quarter-finals as champion Muguruza exits

The 14-time major winner is yet to drop a set, conceding just six games in the last two rounds as he strives to become the first man to win 10 titles at a single Grand Slam

French Open: Nadal motors on; Venus, Muguruza crash out

Meanwhile, defending champion on the women's side, Garbine Muguruza, struggled to win her second round match

French Open: Nadal, Djokovic storm into round 3; Kvitova's fairytale over

1999 French Open champion Andre Agassi was in the players' box for the first time after agreeing a short-term coaching role with Novak Djokovic

French Open: Nadal, Djokovic sail into round 2

World number one Andy Murray, meanwhile, has a potential third round against Juan Martin del Potro

French Open draw: Nadal, Djokovic set on collision course

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