Murray beats Goffin to reach Shenzhen quarters

Andy Murray scored the best win since his return from injury with a straight-sets victory over world No.11 David Goffin at the Shenzhen Open.

The Briton, who missed 11 months with a hip injury, beat the top seed and defending champion 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals.

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Murray goes on to face Fernando Verdasco, the man who beat him at the US Open last month.

“I felt like in terms of the way I hit the ball, it was the best I’ve played, and I think I knew that I was going to have to hit the ball very well if I wanted to win,” Murray told atpworldtour.com.

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“I love the conditions that we play in. Usually it’s quite humid, and the courts are a little bit faster than what we usually play on the tour.

“The conditions that I like are fast courts with slow balls, and with the humidity, that slows the ball down a little bit. I feel like I’m able to control the ball very well here.”

Murray is ranked No.311 and has already announced that he will end his season after next week’s China Open in order to prepare fully for the 2019 season.