Andy Murray continued his sturdy type on the ATP Challenger Tour Thursday when he superior to the quarter-finals on the Rothesay Open in Nottingham.

The Scot, who has gained 12 of his previous 13 Challenger-level matches, defeated Frenchman Hugo Grenier 6-3, 7-5 to achieve the final eight on the grass-court occasion. Murray gained 68 per cent of factors behind his second serve, in comparison with Grenier’s 37 per cent, and can subsequent face #NextGenATP Swiss Dominic Stricker, who ousted dwelling hope Ryan Peniston 6-4, 6-2.

A semi-finalist ultimately 12 months’s Subsequent Gen ATP Finals, the 20-year-old Stricker has collected two Challenger Tour trophies this season: Rovereto and Prague. 

Murray, 36, has additionally triumphed twice on the Challenger Tour in 2023. Final month, the previous World No. 1 was topped champion on the Aix-en-Provence Challenger 175, the place he defeated Tommy Paul within the closing. This previous Sunday, Murray returned to the winners’ circle in Surbiton after dropping only one set all match.

Followers can go to Challenger TV to observe all ATP Challenger Tour matches dwell and on demand without charge.

^{Followers fill the stadium to observe Andy Murray on the Rothesay Open. Credit score: Nathan Stirk/Getty Pictures for LTA}

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