17 April,2009 05:04 PM IST | | AFP
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray concluded rain-interrupted matches held over a day at the Monte Carlo Masters today, with the world No 1 winning his 24th straight on clay.
The top seed in the chase for a fifth consecutive trophy at the Country Club, completed a 6-3, 6-0 rout of Ecuadorian Nicolas Lapentti after the pair played one game on a rainy today evening.
Murray finished his own job to reach his first career quarter-final on clay as he defeated Italian Fabio Fognini
7-6 (13-11), 6-4.
The fourth-seeded Scot is now bearing down on number 2 ranked Roger Federer in the ATP rankings after the Swiss crashed out to compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the third round.
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Murray will later play either Nikolay Davydenko or David Nalbandian as that pair play another delayed third-round contest. Nadal takes on Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, a winner over Italy's Simone Bolelli 7-5, 7-6 (7/2).
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