Scotland’s Andy Murray won his 500th career victory on Tuesday, defeating South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals.

The third-seeded Murray, who holds two grand slam titles, needed his best effort against his 17th-ranked rival.

Murray, who has won four of five matches against Anderson, improved his career match record to 500 triumphs and 155 defeats with 31 titles, including the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon crowns.

Murray is the first British man, the ninth active player and the 46th man in the post-1968 Open Era to achieve the 500-win plateau.

On his way to the mark, Murray has defeated nine of his opponents at least 10 times each.

Next up for Murray will be Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-5.

Another quarter-final was set as Czech eighth seed Tomas Berdych advanced thanks to a mid-match withdrawal from France’s injury-hit Gael Monfils.

Berdych won 6-3 3-2 when his opponent stopped a game after falling heavily on his right hip.

“In the end I feel sorry for Gael. That’s not the ideal way to finish up the match,” Berdych said.

Berdych will take on Argentina’s Juan Monaco, a 6-3 6-3 winner over Fernando Verdasco.

Spanish sixth seed David Ferrer beat French 12th seed Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-5) 6-0.