MADRID: Claycourt master Rafael Nadal's recent success on grass has inspired world No 3 Andy Murray to try to improve his poor record on the red dust.

The Briton, who leapfrogged Novak Djokovic into third place in the world rankings on Monday, has never won a clay title on the ATP world tour and his best performance at the French Open was reaching the third round last year.

He has a record of 14 wins and 16 losses on the surface, while world No 1 Nadal, who will be bidding for a fifth straight French Open crown later this month, has won 173 and lost just 14, collecting 25 clay titles.