Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Andy Murray claimed the biggest win of his comeback and a place in the last 16 of the Western and Southern Open yesterday by taking out self-destructing fifth seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 3-6 7-5.

Murray offered hope he was on the right track after his injury woes with a tidy first-round win over Frances Tiafoe on Saturday but it is yesterday's win over the big-hitting German that will provide a huge confidence boost in the run-up to the US Open that starts next week.

Neither player will include the contest in their career highlight reels, particularly a scrappy third set that was riddled with unforced errors and momentum swings.

Murray jumped ahead 4-1 in the third but was left mumbling and scolding himself as Zverev br...