Summary Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray overcame a relentlessly athletic Grigor Dimitrov
MELBOURNE, Australia: (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray overcame a relentlessly athletic Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to secure a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals.
In a 3-hour, 32-minute minute match filled with mind-bending shots from both players, Murray came back from 2-5 down in the fourth set to close out the match and reach his 16th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Dimitrov, the 23-year-old Bulgarian who is seen as one of the future stars of men s tennis, received a standing ovation from the crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
A three-time Australian Open runner-up, Murray now faces Australia s teen star Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinals. Kyrgios became Australia s first man since 2005 to reach the last eight in Melbourne Park.
