Gilles Muller of Luxembourg reacts as he plays Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their semi-final men's singles tennis match at the Japan Open championships in Tokyo October 10, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
LONDON (Reuters) - Luxembourg's Gilles Muller produced an astonishing Houdini act to reach the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships, saving 10 match points to beat seventh seed John Isner on Thursday.
Muller, ranked 41, came through a marathon second-set tiebreak 18-16 having lost the opener and edged the deciding set tiebreaker 9-7 to seal an unlikely victory.
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