Thiem, Murray, Rublev move into the quarterfinals and will join youngsters Korda, Cerundolo and Paul tomorrow.

In a gruelling battle harking back to the gladiatorial Murray of old, the Scotsman pulled off a stunning comeback from a set down against Argentine Pedro Cachin. In a match lasting 2 hours and 47 minutes, the three-time Grand Slam champion and double-Olympic gold medalist grinded out a 3-6 7-5 7-6(3) win.

“Pedro was serving well for the first set and a half and I was really struggling to break serve. I served well in the second and third sets, but also I fought very hard.”

Murray’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be 22-year-old Sebastian Korda. The American faced off against third seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, who debuted today.

The local started strong against the world #47, but as the match went the distance, the former #1 junior pulled further ahead and bagged the match in three sets, 5-7 6-4 6-4 to extend his head-to-head record to 2-0 against the Spanish player.

In what was his first tour-level win since reaching the last eight at Hamburg in July, number four seeded Argentine Francisco Cerundolo overcame a sluggish start and a plucky opponent to book his spot in yet another quarterfinal in 2022. The Bastad champ beat French qualifier Manuel Guinard 7-6(5) 6-2 to set up a clash with a resurgent Dominic Thiem tomorrow.

Another winner today was Andrey Rublev. The top seed had to dig deep to find the anwers against Ilya Ivashka, dismissing his 70th ranked friend 6-3 5-7 6-4 in just under two and a half hours.

Today's Singles and Doubles Results

Centre Court (Singles)

[4] F. Cerúndolo (ARG) def. [Q] M. Guinard (FRA)
7-6(5) 6-2

[WC] A. Murray (GBR) def. P. Cachín (ARG)
3-6 7-5 7-6(3)

[1] A. Rublev def. I. Ivashka
6-3 5-7 6-4

S. Korda (USA) def. [3] R. Bautista (ESP)
5-7 6-4 6-4

Court 1 (Doubles)

M. González (ARG) / A. Molteni (ARG) def. [4] F. Cabral (POR) / J. Murray (GBR)
6-3 7-5

N. Lammons (USA) / J. Withrow (USA) def. [3] R. Matos (BRA) / D. Vega (ESP)
6-7(8) 6-4 10-6

N. Cacic (SRB) / H. Nys (MON) def. [2] S. Bolelli (ITA) / F. Fognini (ITA)
6-4 6-2

By: Yannis Blackburn

Photo: Gijón Open