Another day at the Rome Masters was filled with excitement and unexpected results.
Gilles Simon made it past Mikhail Youzhny, Chardy beat Nishikori, Nadal ousted Fognini, Kohlschreiber defeated Ramos and Ernest Gulbis triumphed over Viktor Troicki, all in straight sets.
Ferrer and Paire also made it through to the 3rd round in 3 set victories.
After an amazing week, however, Stan Wawrinka was forced to retire with a thigh injury. Tsonga is also out after a less than impressive performance against the pumped up Pole Jerzy Janowicz.
The big news of the day, though? Andy Murray losing the first set against Granollers 3-6, barely winning the second set 7-6 (7-5) and then having to retire due to a lower back problem which became more serious than anticipated.
Check out the photo gallery below.
PHOTO GALLERY
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| After two sets exchanged at 7-5 between the Spaniards, lefty Fernando Gonzalez could not keep up with the tenacious David Ferrer (shown above), who pushed through to win the third set 6-3 and secure a place in the 3rd round. |
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| Andy Murray clutching his back at Rome on Wednesday |
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| Troicki (L), Gulbis (R) |
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| JJ tore off his shirt in celebration after winning his match against JW Tsonga |
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| Fabio Fognini rips a backhand in a baseline rally but couldn't stand up against Nadal |
Come back soon for more news. Breathe tennis!
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