Murray to face Nadal in Rome last eight

Great Britain's Andy Murray will face world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. Murray produced a determined display to beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer before Nadal came from a set down to see off former top 10 player Mikhail Youzhny. On his 27th birthday, Murray faced 10 break points, including five in the ninth game, to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 against the world number 67. After a slow start, Nadal eased to victory over Youzhny 6-7 (7-4) 6-2 6-1.