Murray Through To Quarter-Finals At Cincinnati

Andy Murray's good preparations for the U.S. Open are continuing after he beat Alex Bogomolov Junior in straight sets at the Cincinnati Masters.

The world number four is now through to the quarter-finals after winning his third round match 6-2, 7-5.

It was a challenging match for Murray, who despite going 4-0 up in the first set allowed Bogomolov back into the match in the second.

The 28-year-old American had won their only previous meeting in Miami earlier this year, but was struggling to find any rhythm in Cincinnati and was broken again at the start of the second set.

Murray's concentration then wavered in the next game allowing Bogomolov Jr to level, but the Scot was gifted another break and a 2-1 lead following a double fault from his opponent.

Murray failed to make the most of his advantage, though, and allowed Bogomolov Jr to break back in game eight with a weak shot into the net.

Murray continued to dig deep as the set wore on and was rewarded in the 11th game with his fifth break of the contest thanks to a winning return.

That left the world number four serving for the match, and he secured victory in one hour and 41 minutes with an ace.

Murray will face either David Ferrer or Gilles Simon in the last eight.

He now faces either