Great Britain's Andy Murray punched his ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics semifinals with a thrilling 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 victory Friday over the United States' Steve Johnson.
Murray, who narrowly escaped his third-round encounter against Italy's Fabio Fognini, quickly pounced on the out-of-sorts American in the early going. The defending gold medalist's form dropped during the middle portion of the match, however, forcing him to survive another long, three-set battle.
Meanwhile, Johnson came close to a memorable comeback but failed to capitalize on the biggest match of his singles career. He's never advanced beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam event but took full advantage of a favorable draw to move within one victory of the medal round in Rio.