Andy Murray storms into Qatar Open 2023 quarter-finals with marathon win over fourth seed Alexander Zverev

Andy Murray stormed into the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a stunning three-set win over fourth seed Alexander Zverev in an epic three-hour contest. The 35-year-old, competing in Doha after being handed a wild card, had to battle hard to overcome the big-serving German, putting in another lung-busting effort two days after a marathon comeback victory over Lorenzo Sonego.

Ad Murray, a two-time winner at this event, took a rollercoaster opening set in the tie-break before being blown away in the second, but he earned the only break of the decider at a crucial moment late on before serving out successfully for a 7-6(5) 2-6 7-5 win. ATP DohaMurray targets French Open 'one more time before I stop playing'12 HOURS AGO A quarter-final clash with world No.170 Alexandre Muller is next on the cards for the former world No.

1, who is competing in his first tournament since a memorable Australian Open run last month. Top seed Andrey Rublev is a potential semi-final opponent for Murray if he gets past Muller, with the Russian facing Jiri Lehecka next.

Murray was determined not to get off to a bad start again like he did against Sonego, when he was broken in the opening game, and raced to a love hold to kick things off. Murray targets French Open 'one more time before I stop playing' Vintage Murray produces comeback to down Sonego in Doha The crowd didn’t have to wait long for the first break, though, as Murray put a forehand long to give Zverev an early advantage, only to immediately break back when the German double faulted on the second of Murray’s three break points to make it 2-2.