Nadal upset in Monaco

Andrey Rublev handed 11-time champion Rafael Nadal a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 defeat on clay in the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Friday in Monaco. The sixth-seeded Russian might have won even more convincingly, with Nadal saving break points at 3-1 down in the second set. Having beaten the 20-time Grand Slam champion on one of his clay strongholds, Rublev’s next opponent is unseeded Norwegian Casper Ruud. Ruud, 22, also beat a former champion by knocking out 2019 winner Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 6-3.