Murray, Ferrer through to semis, Nadal out
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ANDY Murray beat Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edmund and David Ferrer dispatched German youngster Alexander Zverev as experience won out over youth in the China Open quarterfinals in Beijing yesterday.
Murray, three-time grand slam champion, was forced into a tense 20-point tiebreak in the first set by his 21-year-old compatriot, finally clinching it with a forehand passing shot.
But Edmund, who upset 18th-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round, was unable to hold his serve in the second, conceding the match 7-6 (11/9), 6-2.
“I felt like in the second set, I did start to dictate more of the points,” Murray said after the match. “More of the match was more on my terms then, whereas in the first set Kyle was dictating a lot.”
Zverev, 19, was looking to cap a breakout season with a second title in Beijing, but was unable to capitalize on his first set lead as he was overpowered by Ferrer 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 7-5.
The German upset the Swiss world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka to win his maiden ATP title at St. Petersburg in September, having downed No. 9 Tomas Berdych in the semis.
In Beijing, he beat 10th-ranked Austrian Dominic Thiem in the first round, making him the first teenager to defeat three top 10 players in a row since Boris Becker in 1986.
Despite the loss yesterday, Zverev, who started the year ranked 83, is expected to rise to 21 when the new rankings are released next week as he edges towards a place in the top 20 for the first time.
Milos Raonic beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-4, and will next face Grigor Dimtrov, who upset second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4.
On the women’s side, Madison Keys overpowered Petra Kvitova in their first meet since the Czech denied the American a bronze medal in Rio. It took two hours and 40 minutes, three sets and two tiebreaks for Keys to exact revenge over the double Wimbledon champion, 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5).
Johanna Konta crushed home hero Zhang Shuai in two sets. Buoyed by the home crowd, Zhang broke the Briton twice to take the opening four points of the match.
But at 0-4 down, Konta abruptly turned the tide in her favor winning 12 consecutive points to book her semifinal place with a 6-4, 6-0 victory.
The fourteenth-ranked Briton is now one win away from joining the ranks of the top 10, which would make her the first British woman to join the elite grouping since Jo Durie in 1984.
Konta next faces American Madison Keys.
In Tokyo, Marin Cilic and David Goffin advanced to the semifinals of the Japan Open and will play each other for a spot in the final.
The fifth-seeded Goffin rallied to beat Joao Sousa 1-6, 7-5, 6-2, while the fourth-seeded Cilic beat injury-plagued Juan Monaco 7-5, 6-1.
Nick Kyrgios also advanced to the semifinals, defeating Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 6-2. He will next face second-seeded Gael Monfils.
The Frenchman beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6).
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