Youzhny looms for Murray, Tomic booms


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 30 Jun 2013

Andy Murray of Britain reacts after breaking Tommy Robredo of Spain in the third set in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - Russian Mikhail Youzhny loomed on Andy Murray's horizon and Australian Bernard Tomic hurtled back on to the grand slam radar as an unpredictable Wimbledon neared its halfway point on Saturday.

Youzhny, the 20th seed, beat Viktor Troicki in straight sets to reach the last 16 while bad-boy Tomic continued his impressive form to knock out French ninth seed Richard Gasquet.

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