The Briton (48th in the world) overthrew the Argentinian Pedro Cachin (61st) in 3 sets (2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) and qualified for the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Gijón .
Briton Andy Murray (48th in the world) qualified for the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Gijón on Thursday by beating Argentinian Pedro Cachin (61st) in 3 sets (2-6, 7-5, 7-6 ( 7/3).
After a failed first set (2-6), the former world No. 1 recovered in the second set by winning 7-5 thanks to a service found and 83% points on his first ball. Equal at the end of the game, the players had to decide in a final tie-break largely to Murray’s advantage.
Holder of a wild card in this tournament, Murray defeated the No. 6 seed, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7-5, 6-2) in the previous round. His last victory dates back to last August during the second round of the US Open. The Briton, member of the ‘Big Four’, is coming out of four seasons marred by the Covid-19 and above all by repeated injuries, including one to the hip which had almost cost him his career in 2019 and on which is now attached a metal prosthesis .
In the quarterfinals in Gijón, he will be opposed to the winner of the meeting between the American Sebastian Korda (47th) and the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (22nd).
