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PARIS -- Andy Murray headed out on court with an opportunity to reach the French Open final for the first time. Rafael Nadal, however, didnt give him a chance. Murray, who missed the tournament at Roland Garros last year because of a back injury, reached the semifinals for the second time in four years. But for the second time in four years, he was beaten by Nadal in straight sets. "It was a tough day for me," said Murray, who lost 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 Friday. "It was a bad, bad day." Murrays serve was broken six times, the same number of break-point chances Nadal had. On the other end, Murray failed to even earn a break chance. "He missed hardly any balls," Murray said. "I mean, his forehand -- especially with the conditions the way they were today -- was incredibly hard to control the ball." Murray is now 7-7 in Grand Slam semifinals. He has won two major titles, including at Wimbledon last year where he became the first British man to win the grass-court tournament in southwest London since Fred Perry in 1936. But clay is a tougher surface for a player who likes the speedier courts. And playing on clay against Nadal, an eight-time French Open champion with a 65-1 record at Roland Garros, is tougher still. "Today, I was mis-hitting a lot of balls. It was incredibly frustrating," Murray said. "In some ways you start trying too hard, and it doesnt always appear that way. But you want to do stuff too badly, and you end up making more mistakes and things get worse." The weather didnt help. After nearly two weeks of overcast skies and cool weather, the sun was out and the temperature soared to 28 degrees C (82 degrees F). Perfect conditions for Nadal on his favourite court in the world. "He served well and I didnt return well. Simple," Murray said. "Ball was coming through the court quicker today." Murray won his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open in 2012. That was after losing his first four major finals, and it was also after hiring Ivan Lendl as coach. The Czech great helped Murray finally become a major champion, and a Wimbledon champion a year later, but the pair split in March and Murray has been without a coach since. With another Wimbledon coming up, the defending champion said there was a 50-50 chance he would have a new coach in place by the time the tournament starts on June 23. But he wasnt even too sure about that. "I dont know. I dont know," Murray said, shaking off a reporters question as he tried to shake off the defeat. "I would hope to have someone in place. I dont know." Custom Oakland Athletics Jerseys . You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal or on TSN.ca/Montreal. Also, TSN.ca features live streaming of the post-game news conferences from the Bell Centre. 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Stroman, making his fifth start for Toronto, allowed one earned run and three hits over a career-high eight innings.MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The New Orleans Pelicans discovered that the Memphis Grizzlies defence was as tough as advertisedThe Pelicans were averaging 102.5 points and shooting 42 per cent entering Monday nights game, but the Grizzlies — the NBAs top defensive unit — limited New Orleans to 34 per cent shooting in a 93-81 loss to Memphis.For the Grizzlies, the win was their 16th straight at home to set a franchise record. Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 16 points, Zach Randolph had 15 and Tayshaun Prince added 14.Randolph had 11 rebounds to give him a double-double in each of the teams four games. Gasol (11 rebounds) and Tony Allen (12 points, 11 rebounds) also finished with double-doubles.Tyreke Evans led the Pelicans (1-2) with 21 points. New Orleans was 4 of 24 from 3-point range. Anthony Davis, who was averaging 28 points, was held to 14.We shot terrible, Davis said. We couldnt make shots. The ball just couldnt go in the bucket.Memphis used its defence and rebounding — a 52-49 advantage — to overcome a lacklustre shooting effort of its own. The Grizzlies shot 41 per cent and guard Mike Conley missed eight of the 10 shots he attempted.We didnt go out and beat them 110-108, said Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger. We got them in the mud and we got our hands and our bodies on people. We were very physical.The Grizzlies limited the Pelicans to 13 points in the first quarter, one in which New Orleans shot 23 per cent.Obviously in an NBA game there (are) going to be some tough shots taken because thats what NBA player do, said Pelicans coach Monty Williams. But we had a number of open looks tonight. Ryan (Anderson) is not going to go 2-for-14. That just doesnt happen.Despite their offensive struggles, the Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth quarter behind reserve Vince Carter and Prince. Carters turnaround jumper gave the Grizzlies a 71-66 lead midway through the quarter and two minutes later Prince scored back-to-back baskets, the second a fast-break slam off a feed from Beno Udrih for a 76-68 lead. Quincy Pondexter added a key 3-pointer for an 81-72 advantage with 4:34 to go and in the closing minute two Allen free throws gave the Grizzliees their biggest lead at 93-79.ddddddddddddThey did a good job of front early in the game we got stagnant, Joerger said. As good as we were defensively, offensively we were really slow. We were walking up the court.The Grizzlies, who led by as many as 10 points in the first half, struggled from the floor in the third quarter. Memphis was 7 of 23 in the quarter and allowed the Pelicans to grab their first lead at 45-44 early in the period. But the Grizzlies recovered behind Gasol. Gasol scored 10 points during a two-minute stretch that allowed the Grizzlies to take a 60-48 lead.TIP-INSThe Grizzlies: Center Marc Gasol, leading the team with a 24.7 average, did not attempt his first shot until 3:51 remained in the second quarter. ... The Grizzlies did not have a fast-break point in their 71-69 win over Charlotte Saturday. They had four in the first half against the Pelicans and six for the game. ... Monday night marked the 10th anniversary of NBA basketball at FedExForum.The Pelicans: Reserve forward John Salmons missed Mondays game due to a family situation, according to Williams. ... Reserve Ryan Anderson, who entered the game averaging 16.5 points, was held to seven points on 2-of-14 shooting. ... Starting guard Eric Gordons early season slump continued. He was 4-of-14 shooting, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc, and finished with 11 points. He entered the game averaging 4 points per game.WHATS NEXTGrizzlies: Visit Phoenix on Wednesday.Pelicans: Return home to face Charlotte.PIVOTAL MOMENTAfter the Pelicans Davis scored with 6:51 to go in the fourth quarter to trim the Memphis lead to four points (72-68), Prince scored consecutive baskets to spark a 9-4 run to put the Grizzlies up by nine (81-72) with 4:33 to go in the game.STAT LINESThe Grizzlies limited the Pelicans to 33.7 shooting (29 of 86). Over its past two games, Memphis had held the opposition to 34.8 per cent shooting (55 of 158).BENCH STRENGTHFor the first time this season, the Grizzlies bench outscored their opponents reserves. Memphiss second unit had a 25-19 advantage with veteran Vince Carter finishing with nine points to lead the reserves. ' ' '