Tennis: Andy Murray reaches ATP quarter-final after two years at Moselle Open

Former world No 1 Andy Murray reached his first ATP quarter-final in two years on Wednesday with a straight sets win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil at the Moselle Open.

Murray, now ranked at 113, swept to a convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory and will face either top seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland or French player Lucas Pouille for a place in the semi-finals.

It will be his first appearance in the last-eight since winning his 46th career title at Antwerp in October 2019.

The 34-year-old Murray, who has undergone two hip surgeries in the last three years, broke the 66th-ranked Pospisil four times in his one-hour, 24-minute triumph to claim a fifth win in six meetings against the Canadian.

On Tuesday, Murray had defeated France’s 26th-ranked Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round.

“This period has been the most tournaments I’ve played recently and my body feels good and I’m starting to gain just a little bit of confidence with each match,” three-time Grand Slam title winner Murray told atptour.com.

“There have been times in the past year where I’ve been a little bit confused and not seeing how the points are developing which for me was always a strong part of my game and it made me feel quite uncomfortable…

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