Britain’s Andy Murray saved a match point as he came back from the brink to defeat Grigor Dimitrov and reach the last eight at the Cincinnati Masters.

Second seed Murray trailed 5-2 in the final set but recovered to win 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 after almost three hours.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer also progressed, but Rafael Nadal lost 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Feliciano Lopez.

Murray came through a huge test against Dimitrov after trailing by a set and a double break, and then losing five straight games in the decider.

Murray will face Frenchman Richard Gasquet next, after the 12th seed defeated US Open champion Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3.

Spain’s Lopez goes on to play six-time champion Roger Federer, who defeated Kevin Anderson 6-1 6-1 in only 55 minutes to reach the quarter-finals.

Top seed Djokovic hit back from a double break down in the final set to beat Belgian David Goffin and reach the last eight.

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