Murray taken all the way but safely through in Marseille

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In a repeat of the Qatar Open final, which the Scot also won in three, Murray appeared to be in trouble after an opening set and a half which featured nine breaks of service.

However he displayed an iron will to force his way back into the match and eventually claimed a 3-6 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 win in a little over two hours and 20 minutes.

As in Murray's first-round match against Jesse Huta Galung, serve proved difficult to hold and both players broke twice to take the score to 3-3 - Murray conceding the second with a double fault.

Wawrinka then consolidated and broke the Scot for a third time to leave the world number 32 serving for the set.

He had three set points before fourth seed Murray rallied to take the game to deuce, but Wawrinka finally claimed the set at the fourth opportunity to move 1-0 ahead.

Murray, nursing a niggling knee injury, continued to struggle at the start of the second and lost serve in the first game, but again he hit straight back to stay in contention.

Yet another Wawrinka break followed and this time the Lausanne-born player held to leave his British opponent deep in trouble.

After Murray finally held he rallied once more to level at 3-3, and with the match settling down, with no further breaks, a tie-break was required. Murray took it 7-5 to take the match to a decider.

The 21-year-old broke in the third game and then repeated the feat in the fifth and seventh to take a decisive advantage.

Murray, the world number 11, will now face Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, ranked 44th, in the last eight.