Andy Murray has secured back-to-back wins for the first time since February by beating Max Mirnyi 7-6 6-4 in the second round of the Nottingham Open.

The 19-year-old was forced to come back from 3-0 down after losing his first service game but battled back to take the first set 7-2 in the tie-break.

The second set went with serve until the final game when Murray broke with a volley into an open court.

He will now meet Italian Andreas Seppi in the quarter-finals.

Murray, who had been struggling for form coming into this event, looked to be on his way out after going 3-0 and 4-1 down in the first set.

But the Scot got used to the blustery conditions and levelled the set at 4-4 after breaking the big-serving Mirnyi in the seventh game.

There was a brief scare in the 11th game when he slipped on the greasy surface but unlike his first-round tie, he did not need treatment and was able to take the set after dominating the tie-break.

The second set was pretty routine until the final game when Murray delivered the last of his numerous perfectly placed lobs to give him match point.

He sealed victory on the next after bringing Mirnyi into the net with a drop shot which was returned but left Murray with an easy volley.

Murray said:

It was tough.

It was so windy in the first set and at the start of the second. I went a break down early on but did well to come back.

It was so difficult to get in on his service game because he got so many first serves in but once I got a handle on his serves I was in a position to win.

I played a few nice shots. It was a pretty good performance apart from a few backhands.

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