Paris May 31 (IANS) British world No. 1 Andy Murray defeated Russia s Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-0 at the French Open to advance to the second round.
Murray needed almost two and a half hours to beat the Russian world No. 73 here on Tuesday reports Efe.
The 30-year-old Scotsman the finalist at Roland Garros in 2016 did not impress during his first match at the year s second Grand Slam event.
It was quite windy today and that can make things difficult Murray said.
Murray will play Slovakia s Martin Klizan who knocked out Frenchman Laurent Lokoli in the second round.
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Murray advances to second round of French Open
