Wimbledon 2016: Andy Murray beats Nick Kyrgios to reach quarter-finals
Andy Murray made light work of Nick Kyrgios to set up a Wimbledon quarter-final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The world No 2 edged a tight first set before running away with a 7-5 6-1 6-4 victory in one hour and 42 minutes on Centre Court.
Murray, who is yet to drop a set, will next face Tsonga after his fourth-round opponent, Richard Gasquet, retired with an injury at 4-2 down in the first set.
The head-to-head record is 12-2 in Murray’s favour and he has won both of their previous meetings at Wimbledon, in 2012 and 2010.
Tsonga, though, should provide more of a test than Kyrgios, whose level dropped off severely after the first set.
The Australian, who reached the quarter-finals at the All England Club in 2014, stayed with Murray on serve until the 12th game.
From 0-40 the 15th seed managed to win the next two points but then volleyed into the net to hand Murray the set.
Kyrgios could not keep pace in the second set, again volleying into the net to give away a break and then dragging a forehand wide for 5-1.
The 21-year-old started to look rushed between points and Murray closed out a 26-minute set with successive aces.
Kyrgios could not regain his composure in the third set and his frustration was compounded by an early break.
From then on there was only one winner and Murray closed out victory in style, drilling a forehand into the corner and then firing an ace out wide.
