Andy Murray sets out French Open credentials

Scot beats the world number one for only the second time in 14 meetings, but the timing could not be better

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Andy Murray's conversion to clay continued on Sunday as he inflicted only the third defeat of the year on Novak Djokovic to claim the Rome Masters, a week ahead of the French Open.

It was only the second time the Scot had beaten the world number one in 14 matches since he won Wimbledon in 2013 and it installs him as a realistic tip for the title at Roland Garros.

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