LONDON: Andy Murray set up the first all-British Queen’s Club quarter-final in the Open era as the defending champion cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory on Thursday.
Murray will face British wildcard Kyle Edmund for a place in the semifinals after brushing aside Aljaz Bedene, another of his compatriots, in the second round of the Wimbledon warm-up event.
The last time two British players contested an ATP Tour quarterfinal was in Adelaide in 2002 when Tim Henman defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-4.
Murray is bidding for a record fifth Queen’s crown and the world number two took just 83 minutes to extend his fine career record in west London to 27-5 and book a sixth appearance in the Queen’s last eight.
The 29-year-old Scot, who resumed his partnership with coach Ivan Lendl this week after a two-year separation, next takes on Davis Cup teammate Edmund, who was given a walkover into the quarterfinals after his French opponent Paul-Henri Mathieu pulled out with a wrist problem.
The promising 21-year-old had enjoyed the best win of his career on Wednesday when he defeated French world No.18 Gilles Simon in the first round.
Milos Raonic made a winning start under coach John McEnroe as the Canadian third seed fought back to beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday.
Raonic hired American legend McEnroe as his new coach earlier this month and the pair are working together for the first time at the Wimbledon warm-up event in London.
McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, has been putting Raonic through his paces on the practice courts at Queen’s for several days and the early returns on their relationship look promising as the world No.9 subdued the dangerous Kyrgios in a rain-interrupted first-round tie.
Raonic will face Czech world No. 68 Jiri Vesely for a place in the quarterfinals.
Juan Martin del Potro’s decision to skip the French Open in favor of preparing for the grass season backfired as the Argentine was beaten 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 by American seventh seed John Isner.
Croatia’s Marin Cilic, a former Queen’s and US Open champion, defeated Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-2 to book a quarter-final against American Steve Johnson, who beat France’s Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
British wildcard Kyle Edmund enjoyed the best win of his promising career as he defeated French world No.18 Gilles Simon 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
South Africa-born Edmund is ranked 85 and the 21-year-old’s reward for shocking the eighth seed is a second-round meeting with France’s Paul-Henri Mathieu, who defeated British wildcard Daniel Evans 7-6 (10/8), 6-7 (6/8), 6-3.
Federer through; Nishikori out
Roger Federer got his bid for a ninth Halle grasscourt title off to a winning start on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany’s world No. 88 Jan-Lennard Struff.
The top seed and world No.3 will face Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri, ranked 64, for a place in the last eight, as he steps up his bid for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.
Japan’s world No.6 six Kei Nishikori suffered a pre-Wimbledon blow when he was forced to pull out of the Halle tournament with a rib injury.
Nishikori, seeded two in Germany behind Federer and a semifinalist in 2014 and 2015, was to play Florian Mayer, who was given a walkover into the quarterfinals.
“I’m very sad to not be able to go on playing,” said Nishikori, whose status for Wimbledon is not yet certain.
German teenager Alexander Zverev made the quarterfinals when compatriot Benjamin Becker, 16 years his senior, withdrew with an injury at 7-5, 3-0 down.
Zverev will next meet Cypriot veteran Marco Baghdatis who put out Dustin Brown, also of Germany, 7-5, 7-6 (10/8).
Philipp Kohlschreiber, the Stuttgart runner-up, enjoyed a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Spanish clay courter Marcel Granollers.
Murray will face British wildcard Kyle Edmund for a place in the semifinals after brushing aside Aljaz Bedene, another of his compatriots, in the second round of the Wimbledon warm-up event.
The last time two British players contested an ATP Tour quarterfinal was in Adelaide in 2002 when Tim Henman defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-4.
Murray is bidding for a record fifth Queen’s crown and the world number two took just 83 minutes to extend his fine career record in west London to 27-5 and book a sixth appearance in the Queen’s last eight.
The 29-year-old Scot, who resumed his partnership with coach Ivan Lendl this week after a two-year separation, next takes on Davis Cup teammate Edmund, who was given a walkover into the quarterfinals after his French opponent Paul-Henri Mathieu pulled out with a wrist problem.
The promising 21-year-old had enjoyed the best win of his career on Wednesday when he defeated French world No.18 Gilles Simon in the first round.
Milos Raonic made a winning start under coach John McEnroe as the Canadian third seed fought back to beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday.
Raonic hired American legend McEnroe as his new coach earlier this month and the pair are working together for the first time at the Wimbledon warm-up event in London.
McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, has been putting Raonic through his paces on the practice courts at Queen’s for several days and the early returns on their relationship look promising as the world No.9 subdued the dangerous Kyrgios in a rain-interrupted first-round tie.
Raonic will face Czech world No. 68 Jiri Vesely for a place in the quarterfinals.
Juan Martin del Potro’s decision to skip the French Open in favor of preparing for the grass season backfired as the Argentine was beaten 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 by American seventh seed John Isner.
Croatia’s Marin Cilic, a former Queen’s and US Open champion, defeated Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-2 to book a quarter-final against American Steve Johnson, who beat France’s Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
British wildcard Kyle Edmund enjoyed the best win of his promising career as he defeated French world No.18 Gilles Simon 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
South Africa-born Edmund is ranked 85 and the 21-year-old’s reward for shocking the eighth seed is a second-round meeting with France’s Paul-Henri Mathieu, who defeated British wildcard Daniel Evans 7-6 (10/8), 6-7 (6/8), 6-3.
Federer through; Nishikori out
Roger Federer got his bid for a ninth Halle grasscourt title off to a winning start on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany’s world No. 88 Jan-Lennard Struff.
The top seed and world No.3 will face Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri, ranked 64, for a place in the last eight, as he steps up his bid for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.
Japan’s world No.6 six Kei Nishikori suffered a pre-Wimbledon blow when he was forced to pull out of the Halle tournament with a rib injury.
Nishikori, seeded two in Germany behind Federer and a semifinalist in 2014 and 2015, was to play Florian Mayer, who was given a walkover into the quarterfinals.
“I’m very sad to not be able to go on playing,” said Nishikori, whose status for Wimbledon is not yet certain.
German teenager Alexander Zverev made the quarterfinals when compatriot Benjamin Becker, 16 years his senior, withdrew with an injury at 7-5, 3-0 down.
Zverev will next meet Cypriot veteran Marco Baghdatis who put out Dustin Brown, also of Germany, 7-5, 7-6 (10/8).
Philipp Kohlschreiber, the Stuttgart runner-up, enjoyed a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Spanish clay courter Marcel Granollers.
