Britain’s Jacob Fearnley produced a hugely impressive display to see off French qualifier Corentin Moutet at Queen’s and reach a first ATP Tour quarter-final.
Edinburgh-born Fearnley battled to a 6-3 2-6 6-2 win on the Andy Murray Arena to set up a meeting with Czech Jiri Lehecka in the last eight.
The match looked to be getting away from Fearnley after a dominant start as Moutet – who stunned world number four Taylor Fritz in the opening round – swept through the second set.
But Fearnley dug in with an impressive third-set display as the fiery Moutet lost his cool – not for the first time – and hit a ball into the stands after being broken by the 23-year-old.
Backed by the vocal home crowd, Fearnley upped the aggression on the court to secure a fine victory.
