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Tennis Tracker: Rublev knocked out in Bastad, Nadal & Ruud progress in doubles

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Zverev won his first game since Wimbledon in Hamburg
Zverev won his first game since Wimbledon in HamburgProfimedia, Flashscore
With the Olympics fast approaching, several of the world's best players continue to restart their clay-court seasons in the hope of building valuable momentum.

23:33 CET - A big shock in Sweden, where top seed Andrey Rublev (26) has been dumped out in three sets by Thiago Agustin Tirante (23) 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to continue his indifferent run of form.

23:09 CET - Back to Newport, where sixth seed Aleksandar Vukic (28) is through to the next round, thanks to a 6-2, 7-6 victory over American player Eliot Spizzirri (22).

22:50 CET - Palermo's second seed Karolina Muchova (27) has had a battle on her hands, but the Czech star has made her way past German Noma Noha Akugue (20) in three sets 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.

21:38 CET - Fourth seed Diane Parry (21) has ran out a three-set win over Jil Teichmann (27) 6-2, 6-7, 6-2 to advance into the quarter-finals.

21:18 CET - Third seed Sebastian Baez (23) has won the final game of the day in Hamburg against Dusan Lajovic (34) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Meanwhile the top seed in Newport Adrian Mannarino (36) has been knocked out by the returning Reilly Opelka (26) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

19:40 CET - Third seed Alex Michelsen (19) is the first winner of the day in Newport, while Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (29) has knocked out Sara Sorribes Tormo (27) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in Budapest.

18:18 CET - Stefanos Tsitsipas (25) has made a winning return to clay-court tennis, with the top seed beating Hamad Medjedovic (20) 7-6(6), 6-3 in Gstaad. 

17:40 CET - Rafael Nadal (38) and Casper Ruud (25) continue to impress as a doubles partnership in Bastad, moving through to the semi-finals after a 6-4, 3-6, 12-10 victory over Theo Arribage (23) and Roman Safiullin (26).

Meanwhile, in Hamburg, fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo (25) has booked his place in the last eight following an emphatic 6-0, 6-2 triumph against Maximilian Marterer (29).

16:50 CET - Elina Avanesyan (21) is the latest winner in Budapest this afternoon, coming from a set down to overcome Rebeka Masarova (24) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

16:06 CET - A fun match in Gstaad has come to a close with fourth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry (24) seeing off the valiant Botic Van De Zandschulp (28) in three sets 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

15:40 CET - Staying in Hamburg, and top seed as well as home favourite Alex Zverev (27) has seen off Jesper De Jong (24) with relative ease, winning the contest 6-2, 6-2.

15:01 CET - Our firsrt result from the clay courts of Hamburg is in with seventh seed Luciano Darderi (22) through to the next round with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over Alexander Shevchenko (23).

13:44 CET - Meanwhile, over in Budapest at the WTA event, Suzan Lamens (25) has defeated Carole Monnet (22) 6-4, 6-0 in 97 minutes.

13:28 CET - A big win for seventh seed and veteran Fabio Fognini (37) in Gstaad as he advances into the quarter-finals with a three-set marathon win over Juan Pablo Varillas (28) with the Italian taking the match 3-6, 7-6, 7-5.

12:40 CET - There's been a huge upset in Sweden, with second seed Casper Ruud (25) falling to a fairly emphatic 6-3, 6-3 defeat against Thiago Monteiro (30).

12:02 CET - Aliaksandra Sasnovich (30) is safely through in Budapest after a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russia's Maria Timofeeva (20).

Check out the full schedule in Budapest here.

10:28 CET - Before we look ahead to play today, there are a couple of results to bring you from late last night, with Brandon Nakashima (22) beating Emilio Nava (22) 7-5, 6-2 in Newport and Ann Li (24) stunning third seed Peyton Stearns (22) in Palermo, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2.

10:15 CET - Good morning and welcome to our coverage of today's tennis action!