Murray rallies past Rosol into Munich Open semis
World number
three Andy Murray remained on course for a first career clay court title after the
Briton battled back from a set down to beat Czech Lukas Rosol 4-6 6-3 6-2 and
reach the semifinals of the Munich Open on Saturday.
The
27-year-old Scot advanced to play Spaniard Roberto Agut, who also initially
struggled against Dominican Victor Burgos before winning 4-6 6-0 6-0, later on
Saturday after rain washed out play on Friday.
With new
coach Jonas Bjorkman watching in the stands, Murray forged an early break to
race into a 4-1 lead but soon found himself struggling with the Czech's
thundering groundstrokes that pinned him to the back of the court.
Rosol grew
in confidence and reeled off five consecutive games to clinch the first set on
his fourth opportunity as the sun briefly broke through the leaden Munich sky.
In a repeat
of the opening set, Murray again raced to a 4-1 lead but this time remained
composed to level the match.
The former
Wimbledon champion left the Czech no chance in the third set, powering to a 5-1
advantage and sealing his semi-finals berth on the first match point.
Germany's
Philipp Kohlschreiber takes on Belgium's David Goffin in his last eight game
while Dominic Thiem faces Gerald Melzer in an all-Austrian quarterfinal.
