Higgins sees off Hendry challenge

John Higgins reached the quarter-finals of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow with a 5-2 victory over fellow Scot Stephen Hendry.

Higgins, 33, won the opening frame but with both players struggling to find their best form Hendry took the second.

World number five Higgins soon raced into a 4-1 lead, before Hendry pulled one back, but he was just delaying the inevitable as Higgins sealed the win.

Steve Davis is also through after an epic 5-4 victory over Adrian Gunnell.

The 51-year-old looked to be cruising to victory as he took the opening three frames, but Gunnell battled back to draw level.

Davis won the seventh to edge ahead, but Gunnell dug in to take it to a decider after an eighth frame that lasted for just over an hour.

The six-time world champion eventually wrapped up the win after four hours and 28 minutes in a tense final frame.

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