Andy Murray LIVE: Stuttgart Open result and and final score from Alexander Bublik match today

LIVE – Updated at 15:11

Andy Murray is through to the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open after a 6-3 7-6 win over Alexander Bublik. As the former World No 1 continued to step up his Wimbledon preparations, Murray built on his opening win over the Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell by taking out the seventh seed Bublik. Murray looked strong on his serve throughout the first set, winning 15 of 17 first-serve points as he claimed the opener.

After Murray went a break up in the second, Bublik recovered from an erratic start to lead 5-2 and forced Murray to save set points, with two consecutive aces sealing the hold after a lengthy service game. From there, Murray immediately broke Bublik and forced the tiebreak, where he played some of his best tennis of the second set to edge the World No 44 7-5 in the decider.

“I felt I played well towards the finish,” Murray said afterwards. “I feel good, I moved well on the court and hopefully I can play better tennis towards the weekend.” Murray is likely to face the tournament’s top seed and World No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas next, in what is set to be the pair’s first meeting since their five-set epic at the US Open last season.

Ah, some reaction from Murray: “He [Bublik] is predictable in his unpredictability. I felt I played well towards the finish. I feel good, I moved well on the court and hopefully I can play better tennis towards the weekend.”

Tsitsipas could be next - for the first time since their fallout at last season’s US Open!

Murray's Moving On!