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Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Thursday but fourth seed Andy Murray suffered another setback in his French Open plans when he crashed out to Richard Gasquet.
Murray lost 6-7 6-3, 6-2 to the Frenchman and said he was struggling with a bad back ahead of Roland Garros which starts next Sunday.
Top seed Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback win over Argentine Juan Monaco while second seeded Nadal thumped fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6 1 6 1
Federer beat the spanish veteran Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
