nick parrott reports.he first time rafael nadal met denis shapovalov he lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset in montreal, the spaniard wasn't going to let it happen again in rome. the canadian teenager dispatched in straight sets, keeping alive nadal‘s hopes of an eighth italian title and a return to the top of the rankings. happy for the victory against a difficult opponent and let's see, excited to be in the quarter—finals against white defending champion alexander zverev had a much tougher fight against kyle edmund. the briton saved seven match points before eventually losing to the german in a thrilling tie—break. zverev will now face davit goffin afterjuan martin del potro retired with a groin injury after missing a set point. former world number one novak djokovic will face cain kei nishikori for the second time in a fortnight after beating albert ramos in straight sets. the toughest task of the dave elton two daria gavrilova, the a

nick parrott was watching. 0ne spanish grand prix this afternoon. nick parrott was watching.rs going for itjust inches apart. four—time world champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done in barcelona, zooming past valtteri should be done in barcelona, zooming past va ltteri bottas should be done in barcelona, zooming past valtteri bottas into second place behind lewis hamilton. romain g rosjea n place behind lewis hamilton. romain grosjean showed how it shouldn't, the french driver in a spin, taking out nico hulkenberg. afterfive laps behind the safety car, hamilton was able to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it wasn't going to be ferrari's date as kimi raikkonen retired before the halfway point and sebastian vettel‘s gamble didn't pay off, allowing va ltteri bottas gamble didn't pay off, allowing valtteri bottas and max verstappen to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out but this time there was no time he —— no doubt he deserved it, claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his merced

nick parrott was watching. the grateful look says it all.ne, novak djokovic, has been struggling for months. he claimed coming back too soon from elbow surgery in january was the cause of his poor form. so to get ahead of kei nishikori must‘ve been a relief. it was a straight sets victory that was not easy. it took more than an hour for the winner to take the victory. it took novak djokovic until the 10th game to break kei nishikori. the set and match soon followed. he will certainly be hoping to build from here. after serving a doping ban, maria sharapova is still trying to get to the top of the women's game. she is ranked 52 in the world and before this tournament lost four matches in the row. the russian had to work hard to reach the second set. she took the first set 7—5. she dominated the second set 6—1 to take the match. is she can repeat that tournament victory of four years ago, she will soon move up the rankings. the club said the procedure went well, but there has been no update on his condition since. the 76 continues to receive g

nick parrott has all the details.a halep is not used to losing in madrid winning in the last two yea rs. in madrid winning in the last two years. a third in a row would have been a record. upsets in spain are catching. the romanian should keep her world number one ranking thanks to caroline wozniacki going out in the last round. she reached the semifinals by coming from behind to beat maria sharapova. there were u psets beat maria sharapova. there were upsets in the men's draw as well. juan martin del potro was beaten. the serb came from behind for his number one win of his career. kyle edmund beat david goffin in straight sets. i am in a good place. it was good to beat novak djokovic yesterday. it gives you confidence to back it up again and again and not have a one—off good match. it is great to play consistently. he will play then she pablo of, a low ranked player. —— denis shapovalov. in the evening session, rafael nadal brokejohn mcenroe's 34—year—old record for successive set wins on a single surface as he moved

nick parrott reports. lost and with it went the chance to climb back to number one in the world. nine months on from that upset

nick parrott was watching edmund's win today.o be desperate for an autograph, now they want to show that they were there, keen to chart the progress of the kyle edmund. he was rocketed in winning his first match in paris and got to a blistering start. taking the opening set in half an hour. that must‘ve come as a shock which woke the hungarian up and he appeared to be a different player and the second set, showing off touches on the way to battering the brick and into submission. there was clearly something wrong with admin, the finger was fixed too late to save the set, but it saw the 16th seed rediscover his touch. in less than an hourand a rediscover his touch. in less than an hour and a quarter, admin powered his way to the third round equalling his way to the third round equalling his best performance of the french open, but improving on that will be difficult against his next opponent. the man who beat rafael nadal twice. cameron norrie though is out. he resumed his match with lucas pouille after it was stopped because of b

nick parrott has all the details. simona halep is not used to losing in madrid

nick parrott was watching. 20 cars going for it, just inches apart. champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done barcelona, zooming past valtteri bottas into second place behind lewis hamilton. romain grosjean showed how it shouldn't. in a spin, taking out a nico hulkenberg and pierre gasly. after five laps, hamilton was ever to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it was not going to be ferrari's day as terry writing and retired before the halfway point. vettel‘s gamble before a second pit stop did not pay off, allowing the others to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out, this time there was no doubt he deserved it. claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes team—mate. but hamilton's lead now 17 points over sebastian vettel, he is back in the driving seat. i could not have done over this team. these guys have done an amazing job. i am really proud of everyone. today the car and myself, i doubt that synergy today

nick parrott was watching. want to show they were there and keen to chart they were there and keen to chart the progress of kyle edmund. he was rapid in winning his first match and got off to a blistering start against martin fucsovics. he took the first set in half an hour. but the first set in half an hour. but the hungarian was a different player in the second set, showing deft touches on the way to battering edmund into submission. there was something wrong with edmund. the finger was fixed too late to save the set. but in less than an hour and a quarter he had powered his way through. but improving on that will be difficult against his next opponent, fabio fognini. well let's get more on this and the rest of the day's action, from our tennis correspondent russell fuller in paris. not at his best edmund, but that is tennis, a bit up and down. he will need to play more consistently against fabio fognini in the third round. a man who can devastatingly good on clay. cameron norrie is out, but he pushed lucas p

and as nick parrott reports, he'll have his mercedes team mate between him and his main rival ferrari's lewis hamilton and his mercedes. a close run. just the 0.04 seconds behind his team—mate. if the two ferrari, sebastian just not finding his true form out there today. and then you have got that too as well. a really great qualifying session with thrills and spills all the way as mick parra reports. it's one of the most familiar venues in formula 1. the most familiar venues in formula i. preseason texting takes place here and everyone should know what to expect. it can still throw up the odd surprise. 0ne to expect. it can still throw up the odd surprise. one of the biggest and the williams driver ran out of road where no one else seems to have a problem. almost a write off as well. the home fans inspired their hero to eight on the grid. his best qualifying of the year. at the sharp and it looked like ferrari was coming out on top after sebastian went quickest in the first two sessions. the first time since the opening weekend in australia at lewis hamilton was unstoppable. he found f

nick parrott reports. the circuit is one of the most familiar venues in formula 1.e. they got one off the odd surprise. they got one of the biggest. the driver ran out of the biggest. the driver ran out of road where no one else seems to have a problem. almost a write off as well. the home fans inspired the hero to eight on the grid. his best qualifying of the year. at the sharp and it had looked like ferrari would come out on top after sebastian would like the first two sessions. the first time since the opening weekend in australia lewis hamilton was unstoppable. he found fractions where others couldn't. and of his mercedes team—mates on just four hundredths of a second. with that old one at a quarter of a second behind in third you will be hoping he can extend his championship lead. great atmosphere here in barcelona. we always get a great crowd and a lot of british fans here in spanish fa ns lot of british fans here in spanish fans here even. i appreciate eve ryo ne fans here even. i appreciate everyone and very happy. fans here even. i appreciate everyone and v