British No.1 Andy Murray saved a match point and recovered in time to defeat Grigor Dimitrov and advance in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters.
The two-time Grand Slam champion trailed 5-2 in the final set but rallied to win 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 after almost three hours.
"There were many, many important points in that match," he said. "I'm not quite sure how I managed to get through it."
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.
"If you want to win the big competitions, you'll have to come through difficult situations," Murray added.
"Last year, I didn't come through enough of them. I lost a lot of matches from winning positions, and this year I managed to turn that around, which was very positive."
The 28-year-old will be facing Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the last eight, following the 12th seed's victory over US Open champion Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will also continue in the competition, while Rafael Nadal lost 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Feliciano Lopez.
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