Andy
Murray cruised
into the Madrid Open quarter-finals with a 6-4
6-2 win over Gilles Simon on Thursday
David Ferrer or Tomas
Berdych await in the last eight as Murray chases a tournament win that would
provide vital momentum ahead of the French Open and maintain his position in
second place in the ATP rankings.
Simon had played himself
into the contest well, but Murray displayed all of his
versatility at 5-4 up in the opening set.
A drop shot brought
Simon to the net, allowing Murray to clip a stunning backhand winner across
court and the second seed rushed two unforced errors out of the Frenchman to
take a one-set lead.
That game came in a run
of five consecutive Murray wins to straddle the
sets and put Murray on course for victory.
After forcing his
opponent into an unforced error with ceaseless defensive shots, Murray set up
break point by snapping a slow rally with a brutal backhand that Simon could
only spoon long, with pressure on the Frenchman's second serve giving the Brit
an early break.
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