05 November,2016 09:47 AM IST | | AFP
Andy Murray stepped up his assault on Novak Djokovic’s World No. 1 ranking by thrashing Lucas Pouille to ease into quarters of the Paris Masters on Thursday
Andy Murray
Paris: Andy Murray stepped up his assault on Novak Djokovic's World No. 1 ranking by thrashing Lucas Pouille to ease into quarters of the Paris Masters on Thursday.
Murray reeled off the final eight games as he dispatched French 13th seed Pouille 6-3, 6-0 to extend his winning streak to 17 matches.
"I thought I returned well today. I had chances in almost all of his service games throughout the match. And on this surface, obviously when it's a bit quicker, that's good," said Murray. "I felt tired (this morning) because it was a late finish (from Wednesday night when Murray defeated Fernando Verdasco) but I felt all right once I got going," added the second seed.
The Scot has won three straight tournaments - in Beijing, Shanghai and Vienna -- to drastically close the gap on Djokovic and must at least reach the final in Paris to stand a chance of displacing the Serb.
