Murray Records 650th Match Win For QF Spot
Murray Records 650th Match Win For QF Spot
Scottish star to meet Nishikori or Verdasco in last eight
World No. 1 Andy Murray recorded the 650th match win of his career on Monday when he booked his spot in the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the seventh time.
Murray served with great fluency to end the run of 21-year-old #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes. It was his 20th match win of the season.
Murray, the 15th player in ATP World Tour history to reach the 650 victories (or more) milestone, will next play eighth-seeded Japanese Kei Nishikori or Fernando Verdasco of Spain.
? Superbe point de @Andy_Murray face à @karenkhachanov #RG17 ? pic.twitter.com/ykvcw4L0Z1
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Last year’s finalist didn’t give Khachanov any rhythm, and while the Russian broke serve two times – at 2-3 in the second set and 3-4 in the third set – Murray bounced back immediately, finishing the encounter with 29 winners, and just 12 unforced errors.
Khachanov was looking to become the first player to reach the quarter-finals on his clay-court Grand Slam championship debut since Rafael Nadal in 2005.