Anyone who plays Rafael Nadal always needs decisions to go for him, particularly on clay. But David Goffin was at the receiving end of a howler from umpire Cedric Mourier when he saw the pitch mark of a previous ball and overruled the initial correct call which was given by the linesman.

Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas notched up a straight sets victory over Romain Arneodo of Monaco and Hugo Nys of France to enter the men's doubles final of the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday. This is Bopanna's third final of the year, having won the Chennai Open and finishing as runner-up in Dubai.