British fourth seed Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of the $9.6 million ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament on Tuesday by defeating French 13th seed Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4.
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Andy Murray of Great Britain in action during the match. Pic/AFP
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Murray will next face Serbian ninth seed Janko Tipsarevic, who ousted Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7/3), 6-2. The Scottish star could have a semi-final matchup against World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain.