Sydneysider Chris O'Connell has pulled off one of the best wins of his career to keep Australian hopes alive at the Qatar Open in Doha.
The last Aussie standing in the high-quality ATP 250 tournament outlasted Spanish luminary Roberto Bautista Agut, battling back from the brink of defeat to earn an exceptional 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win in Wednesday's round-of-16.
It was the 29-year-old's best victory since he defeated the then world No.13 Diego Schwartzman in one of the shocks of the tournament at last year's Australian Open.
