Rafael Nadal fights back; Dan Evans loses & Fabio Fognini defaulted
The 33-year-old, who has a history of on-court disciplinary problems, angrily smashed a racquet as he walked off, having seen Spanish opponent Bernabe Zapata Miralles progress at his expense. Nadal, who has not lost on clay to an opponent ranked outside the world's top 100 since 2004, won 3-6 6-2 6-4 against 111th-ranked Ivashka.
British number one Dan Evans could not continue his excellent form on clay, losing to France's Cotentin Moutet in a spiky second-round match. Evans seeded 16th, lost 6-4 5-7 6-3. The pair shook hands at the net before another frank exchange of words, having disagreed earlier in this match and previously during a US Open encounter last year. Meanwhile, Italian ninth seed Fabio Fognini defaulted from his second-round match for abusing a line judge.
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