Hall of Fame Open: Murray reaches last eight
Andy Murray defeated Max Purcell 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday evening and will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Andy Murray in Stuttgart (Imago/Panoramic)
No 6 seed Andy Murray moved into the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against Australian wildcard Max Purcell 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Wednesday evening.
Murray, ranked No 52, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Hall of Fame Open, Andy Murray beat American Sam Querrey (6-2, 6-0). Purcell, ranked No 202, edged out Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (6-3, 1-6, 7-5) in the first round of the Hall of Fame Open.
Newport ATP 250, other second-round results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 665.330, most recent results first):
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jason Murray Kubler
- Peter Gojowczyk vs. John Isner
- Benjamin Bonzi (5) beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Jiri Vesely vs. Steve Johnson
- Maxime Cressy (4) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik beat Jack Sock: 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
- James Duckworth (8) beat Quentin Halys: 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
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