Britain's Andy Murray is set square up with old rival Novak Djokovic for the first time since 2017 after defeating Canada's Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open.
34-year-old Murray, produced a high level to win 6-1 3-6 6-2 against world number 16 Shapovalov, who previously beat the Scot at Wimbledon last year.
The victory with his third match point meant back-to-back wins for the first time since reaching the Sydney final in January.
Murray will now face an even greater threat against world number one Djokovic on Thursday.
"He's the world number one and I've got a metal hip," world number 78 Murray told Amazon Prime. "I didn't know I'd get opportunities to play matches like this again. In theory I shouldn't have a chance in the match.
"But I've worked my hardest, put myself in a great position and it's a fantastic opportunity to play against him again on a big court in a huge tournament."
The 34-year-old Scot had planned to skip the clay-court season but reversed his decision last month when accepting a wildcard for Madrid.
Serbia's Djokovic started his campaign on the Madrid clay with a 6-3 6-2 win against France's Gael Monfils.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion will play Murray - who he has known since they were children and faced 36 times in their professional careers - in the last 16.
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