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Djokovic out this morning - lining up to be another Nadal vs Federer final. Yawn.

Indeed it did decide the match - Murray finally sinking in the last set... 3 hours 20 minutes.

Verdasco serving here - about 7 deuces so far. Great tennis from both. This could decide the match. Currently 3-2 to Murray but if he can break...

Verdasco is a bit of a one trick pony - everything needs to go to his forehand and he runs quite a bit to ensure it does. However he's tiring Murray out here with some pretty exceptional shots and some big aces.

Minty very tired now - 2 sets each, last set on the server 3-2 to Murray. Could go either way this - but Murray was pretty ill last week and likely he'll fade faster than the Spaniard. Live betting shows Murray still odds-on to win this but very close. Did Murray have too much haggis last night? Or will the spirit of Robbie Burns lift him to win this one?

Murray Mint looking pretty chewed up today - he looks knackered right now with a 5th set looming. So far he's 6-2 1-6 6-1 2-5 and serving to stay in the 4th set.

In becoming the first to get to the quarter finals BigRog had a bit of a shock today - had to come back from 2 sets down to get through 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. He goes on to play a guy called Del Potro who sounds like a cross between a cockney wide boy and a tasty Spanish fruit.

Melzer melts under might of Murray's magic. A good solid win for Minty 7-5 6-0 6-3... he goes on to meet Fernando Tabasco (sic) in a fiery last-16 encounter.

Game, set and match! The 'Mint' takes the third set 6-3 to leave his opponent as crushed as the ice in a mojito

'Alka' Melzer certainly in need of some refreshment here - he's taking a big shooing right now with Minty taking the second set 6-0 in 25 minutes.

Melzer is a very gracious opponent - apparently in the US Open, when he lost in 5 sets to Murray, he told Murray it was the best game he ever played in. Today he's also applauding some of Minty's best shots. Nice bloke.

Murray spraying his first serves about like a blind machine gunner. Still he's 1 set up and 3-0 in the second.

I think that Murray is the love child of Cliff Thorburn and Martina Navratilova. He really is pretty good at tennis but his style is to grind away and make virtually no mistakes. I think he's starting to get to Melzer now who's making most of the running but also making most of the mistakes.

Murray making hard work of the first game in the second set - finally takes it on advantage.

Murray takes first set... making few errors in an average start. Melzer perhaps likely to tire a bit now - he really was active in that last set.

All even at 4-4. Melzer very much up for it. Taking the game to Minty.

Murray not exactly at 100% yet against 'Alka' Melzer. 4-3 with Melzer serving. All fairly even so far - Melzer looking very aggressive but a bit stupid in the backwards baseball cap.

Murray eating up the Granola bar right now. Currently 6-4 5-2.

Murray Mint vs Granola Bar coming up. Should be another walk over for the ever improving Scot. Let's hope he gets a few bad calls and we can see him whinge a bit.

The Mint too good for big Rog yet again - he's really closing down the games down - 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 6-2 takes the Swiss big cheese down yet again - 5-2 in lifetime match ups. Minty now gets to play Andy Roddick of Body Shop fame (?) for the title in Doha.

Andy Murray showing what he can do when he's not moaning. The Mint has beaten Nadal in Dubai today - only a couple of days after beating Federer. If The Mint can keep up this form he's going to impress in Australia in a couple of weeks - he's currently second favourite to Federer.

Whilst we're on the subject of The Mint and Australia we can drag out this old one:

Q: How do you know Andy Murray has landed in Australia?
A: When the jet engines switch off the whining doesn't stop.