Gijon Open: Andy Murray beats Pedro Cachin after dropping a set
Andy Murray roared back from a set down to beat Pedro Cachin of Argentina 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(7-3) in the second round of the Gijon Open at Palacio de Deportes de Gijón in Spain, on October 13
Andy Murray defeated Pedro CachinPedro Cachín began the match and surprised Andy Murray by clinching the first set after 56 minutes of intense play. However, with his flat groundstrokes, Andy Murray refused to back down and raised his intensity to rally from a breakdown two times.
Andy Murray held his nerves in the tiebreak of the decider to clinch his 25th tour-level victory of the season after two hours and 49 minutes of play.
The world's no. 46 Andy Murray served five aces, won 69% of the points on the first serve and broke the serve of Pedro Cachín three times from nine opportunities. In contrast, the 27-year-old Argentinian served 13 aces, won 64% of the points on the first serve and broke the serve of Andy Murray four times from six opportunities.
After the victory, Andy Murray said, "I think I served well in the second and third sets. I fought very hard. In the first set, I wasn't playing my best and Pedro was serving very well for the first set and a half. I fought very hard to come back from a breakdown twice in the third set."
Andy Murray will lock horns with Sebastian Korda of the United States in a quarterfinal clash of the Gijon Open on October 14.
The 22-year-old American booked a quarterfinal spot after securing a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over no. three seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain. Sebastian Korda fired 52 winners compared to 14 by the Spaniard en route to the victory.
Andrey Rublev beats Ilya Ivashka to book a quarterfinal spot
Andrey Rublev of Russia advanced to the quarterfinal of the Gijon Open after securing a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the second round.
Both players played aggressively throughout the match. Andrey Rublev won the opening set but fell behind after 4-2 in the second set. Ilya Ivashka upped his game and forced the match into a decider.
However, 11-time tour-level Titleist Andrey Rublev forced his Belarusian opponent onto the backfoot with his explosive groundstrokes to secure his victory after two hours and 28 minutes of the dramatic clash.