Mardy Fish (USA unseeded) is through to the quarter-finals of the AEGON Championships after he beat Andy Murray in a match that resumed on Friday at The Queen's Club after poor light stopped play.

Fish eventually triumphed 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(2) after the match was resumed with the score balanced at 3-3 in the third set on Centre Court.

When the match began again on Friday both players dominated on their serve, in fact it took until the 16th point of the day before a point went against the server.

Both players dropped only one point on serve as the match moved into a tie-break to decide the winner. Ironically then the first four points of the tie-break all went against the server as both players improved their returns.

However from 2-2 in the tie-break Fish took control as Murray faltered. Some excellent serve and volley play from the American and some forced errors from Murray meant that the momentum went with Fish and he won the next four points to lead 6-2 in the breaker.

On his first match point he came to the net again to pressurise the British No. 1 and when an attempted backhand pass went long Fish had triumphed. He will now play Michael Llodra following the Nadal vs Lopez match on Centre Court.

Speaking afterwards Murray commented on the resumption of the match on Friday: "It was a bit of a shoot-out really. On grass the momentum swings very quickly, I played two or three bad points and I'd lost the match".

"I haven't been playing my best lately but come Wimbledon I'll be playing better". Murray will now consider playing some exhibition matches before Wimbledon begins a week on Monday.