German veteran Tommy Haas provided a reminder of his claycourt skills to beat Stanislas Wawrinka on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters where Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray will resume their rivalry.
Haas recovered after trailing by a set and a break of serve to get past the Australian Open champion 5-7 6-2 6-3 and make the last eight at the Italian event for the first time since 2002 when he lost to Andre Agassi in the final.
World number one Nadal will meet Britain’s Murray after the Spaniard fought back from a set down to beat Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1.
