Murray through to last eight

Andy Murray survived a huge scare against Fabio Fognini to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tennis event.

The world No 2 was not at his best and had to master the blustery conditions as well as fight back from 0-3 down in the deciding set, but found his best tennis at a crucial stage to book a place in the last eight with a 6-1 2-6 6-3 victory.

At one stage, Murray lost eight games in succession midway through the match having eased through the opening set, but eventually got the better of Fognini and will face America’s Steve Johnson in the quarter-final as he bids for a place in the last four in defence of the title he won at London 2012.

There were victories earlier in the day for Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro who remain on course for a potential semi-final meeting in the top half of the draw, while home-favourite Thomaz Bellucci is into the last eight after beating …

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