TENNIS

European Open : Murray Reaches European Open Quarter-Finals

Andy Murray eased into the European Open Quarter-Finals with a straight-sets victory over eighth seed Pablo Cuevas.

Britain's Former World Number One beat the Uruguayan 6-4 6-3 in 84 minutes.

It was only his sixth ATP tour-level win since returning from Career-Threatening hip Surgery.

The two-time Wimbledon Champion will play Romania's world number 92 Marius Copil in the last eight.

World Number 45 Cuevas, 33, saved seven break points in the first set against Murray before the scot eventually broke his serve at 5-4 up to take the early advantage.

Murray broke again in the sixth game of the second set before seeing out the match.