Murray through to quarter-finals in Cincinnati
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray came from a set down to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters last night.
He dropped the opening set to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and had to save three break points early in the second. But the world No 4 found his touch to break Gulbis in the sixth game before winning his next two service games to love to level the match.
The decider began with the players exchanging breaks of serve, with Murray again saving break points to keep in touch. The Scot then powered through the subsequent tie-break, moving into a 6-1 lead before taking it 7-4 for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory.
"The conditions were very warm, I was struggling a little bit early on to control the ball and he was hitting huge and making it very difficult," said Murray. "I just tried to play tough points and make him have to play great tennis to win the tie-break. Now I need to up my game, get some good rest and, hopefully, I can get given an evening match because it's been seven days in a row I've played between 12 and three o'clock and it's been tough."
Murray, who defended his title in Toronto last week, will face the American wild card Mardy Fish in the quarter-finals, a player he has lost to twice this year. "When I played against him this year I was really struggling confidence-wise," said Murray. "Previously I played against him a few times and had good results. The last two have been tough but I feel like I'm playing way, way better than I was a few months ago."
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments