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Tennis: Murray falls to Korda in Gijon Open quarter-finals

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="US player Sebastian Korda in action during his quarter final match against Britain" s="" Andy="" Murray="" at="" the="" Gijon="" open="" tennis="" tournament="" in="" October="" EPA-EFE="" Eloy="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/10/15/tennis_sebastian-korda_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>US player Sebastian Korda in action during his quarter final match against Britain&#x27;s Andy Murray at the Gijon Open tennis tournament in Gijon, Spain, 14 October 2022. EPA-EFE/Eloy Alonso</figcaption></figure></div>GIJON, Spain -- Britain&#x27;s Andy Murray fell to American Sebastian Korda in the Gijon Open quarter-finals on Friday.Korda, ranked 47, won through 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 against former world number one Murray, now ranked 48, in two hours and 27 minutes.Wildcard Murray was playing his first tournament since September&#x27;s Laver Cup, but after rallying in the second set the 35-year-old was unable to maintain the momentum in the third.Korda, 22, advances to meet France&#x27;s Arthur Rinderknech who saved nine match points before ousting second seed Pablo Carreno Busta, the last Spaniard in the tournament, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (18/16).Rinderknech staved off two match points on serve at 4-5 in the third set, and a further seven in the third-set tie-break, before sealing victory on his sixth match point after just over three-hours in northern Spain.Earlier Austrian Dominic Thiem continued his quest for his first title since the 2020 US Open when he eased past fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3.The 29-year-old next plays top seed Andrey Rublev who dispatched fifth seeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-3 in 87 minutes. Rublev, who triumphed in Marseille, Dubai and Belgrade earlier this season, has boosted his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals. © Agence France-Presse

Britain's Andy Murray fell to American Sebastian Korda in the Gijon Open quarter-finals on Friday.