Displaying poise beyond his years, the 22-year-old Pouille took charge early and led two sets to one, then rebounded after sagging in the fourth set to win 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) in a four hour, seven minute struggle against the fourth seed. Playing in his third consecutive five-set match, 24th seed Pouille, still looking for his first ATP Tour title, showed that his quarter-final advance earlier this season at Wimbledon was no fluke. "I couldn't dream better than this," he said in an on-court interview after falling flat on his back in celebration after his forehand winner ended the marathon on his fourth match point. Pouille will play 10th-seeded compatriot Gael Monfils in the last eight. Monfils advanced with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory winner against unseeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, and has yet to lose a set in the tournament.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2016 23:48 UTC