Andy Murray moved to third place in the ATP world ranking after Rafael Nadal's lost is first semi on a clay soil.
Nadal recorded his first loss on a clay soil for a long time this weekend as Fabio Fognini saw off the Spaniard to book his spot in the last of the Rio Open – which he lost to David Ferrer – as he dropped down a spot to fourth on the planet rankings.
English number one Murray was rearward in real life when he slammed out of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 10 days back in a thrashing to Gilles Simon at the quarter-last stage.
The competition in Holland was his first since losing to world number one Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open last a month ago.
The 27-year-old Scot is in the draw during the current week's Dubai Duty Free Championships where he is seeded third and tackles Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in the first round.
Nadal is required to contend in the current week's Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.
The 28-year-old will be wanting to look for some recovery after his way out at the Rio O
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