British number one Cameron Norrie came from behind to reach the Queen’s quarter-finals for a second time with victory over Australian Jordan Thompson.
Fifth seed Norrie, a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year, recovered from his first-set errors to win 4-6 6-3 6-2.
“It was the perfect match,” said Norrie, who will face Frances Tiafoe or Sebastian Korda in the next round.
Norrie is playing in his first grass-court tournament of the season as he gears up for Wimbledon, which starts on 3 July.
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Hopes of getting even more match time on the surface were dashed on Wednesday when his scheduled doubles partner Andy Murray withdrew from the competition, citing fatigue.
A loose service game from Norrie, with three bad misses – first netting what should have been a straightforward volley, then hitting a forehand long before an ill-judged decision to leave a lob that dropped in – handed Jordan a break for 4-2 in the opening set.
Norrie, who is ranked 13th in the world, will now be appearing in his sixth quarter-final of the year.
