Milos Raonic proved too tough for a gallant Bernard Tomic at the Istanbul Open, beating the Aussie in two tiebreaks in their quarterfinal on Friday.

For the first time in five years, Bernard Tomic has managed to score consecutive match wins on clay to set up a quarterfinal at the Istanbul Open against No.1 seed Milos Raonic.

Bernard Tomic and Jordan Thompson both scored three-set victories on Monday in Istanbul to advance to the second round of the ATP claycourt event.

A trio of Aussies - Sam Stosur, Daria Gavrilova and Bernard Tomic - will be seeded at WTA and ATP claycourt events this week on tour.

Bernard Tomic, who won through to a second-round meeting in Barcelona with No.1 seed Andy Murray, withdrew from the event with a back injury.

Bernard Tomic scored his first win since the Australian Open and got a much-needed confidence boost on clay after beating Dustin Brown in Barcelona.

Sam Stosur will feature in a stacked WTA Stuttgart field this week while Bernard Tomic is bound for Barcelona.

Bernard Tomic held a set point but ultimately went down in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters to Argentinian claycourt specialist Diego Schwartzman.

Daria Gavrilova opens her singles campaign at Indian Wells while wildcards Ash Barty and Casey Dellacqua will look to continue their winning ways. Bernard Tomic teams…

Bernard Tomic and Ajla Tomljanovic fell in the first round at Indian Wells on Thursday - while Jordan Thompson's campaign was compromised by injury.