Andy Murray’s February torment deepened on Thursday after he lost 6-1, 6-3 to 18-year-old Croatian tyro Borna Coric in the quarterfinals of the ATP Dubai Open.
Novak Djokovic also made the last four after thumping Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1, 6-1.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal entered the quarterfinals of the ATP Argentina Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Argentine qualifier Facundo Arguello.
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At Buenos Aires: ATP Argentina Open: Second round: Rafael Nadal bt Facundo Arguello 6-4, 6-0; Juan Monaco bt Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 6-4.
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Women: Maria Sharapova bt Mariana Duque 6-1, 6-2; Caroline Garcia bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-2, 6-3; Mirjana Lucic-Baroni bt Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5; Monica Puig bt Sara Errani 6-1, 6-1.
At Doha: WTA Qatar Open: Second round: Andrea Petkovic bt Zarina Diyas 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka bt Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1; Caroline Wozniacki bt Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 3-0 (retd.); Carla Suarez Navarro bt Karolina Pliskova 7-6(2), 6-4.