Murray & Peers down defending champs in Shanghai

Jamie Murray and John Peers headlined three teams who survived a Match Tie-break Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

The wild cards upset defending champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-7(6), 6-4, 10-6 to reach their third consecutive quarter-final. Murray and Peers reached the last eight in Hangzhou and the semi-finals in Beijing.

Up next for Murray and Peers is Adam Pavlasek and Jean-Julien Rojer, the Czech-Dutch duo who rallied past Luciano Darderi and Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 6-3, 10-4.

Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow earned a hard-fought victory, escaping Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-5. Lammons and Withrow are striving to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, where last year they were alternates. They are currently ninth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Race To Turin, 

Fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori guaranteed their qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals by reaching the quarter-finals. The Italians downed home hopes Aoran Wang and Yi Zhou 6-2, 6-4.

Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway were 7-6(5), 6-3 winners against Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.

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