Andy Murray beats Gilles Muller to reach Montreal Masters last eight
Friday 14 August 2015 19:06, UK
Andy Murray was back to his impressive best as he made light work of Gilles Muller to reach the quarter-finals of the Montreal Masters.
Murray, playing for the third day in a row after defeating Tommy Robredo in a clash that was held over until Wednesday afternoon, needed little more than an hour to beat world No 46 Muller 6-3 6-2.
"Washington was disappointing and it's been a tough couple of long days with rain delays and late finishes, so it was nice to get out here and play a solid match without too much drama," said Murray.
"Getting matches is the most important thing right now, hopefully I can get a few more."
The 2009 and 2010 champion claimed a routine victory in 65 minutes to ease past Muller for the third time this year after wins in Dubai and Queen's Club.
Murray started sluggishly and found himself 0-40 down on serve in the opening game although the Scot battled back to hold as Muller wasted four break points.
The world No 3, who will move up to second in the rankings if he reaches the final, took the initiative in the fourth game, breaking with a delightful lob.
Muller could not find a way back into the game as a rampant Murray made light of windy conditions to wrap up the first set inside 31 minutes.
It did not get any better for the Luxembourg left-hander as he dropped his serve without winning a point at the start of the second set and then again in the fifth game to gift Murray a 4-1 lead.
A mid-set lapse from Murray allowed Muller a route back in as he broke straight back, but three double faults from his beleaguered opponent restored the two-break cushion for Murray, who then held to book a last-eight spot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after the reigning champion beat Bernard Tomic from Australia 7-6 (9-7) 6-3.
He finished with four aces, 20 winners and won 40 points under five shots to motor through in Canada.
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