Madrid May 10 (IANS) Number one seed Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament on Tuesday following comfortable straight sets 6-4 6-3 win over Rumanian wildcard Marius Copil.
Murray was the biggest name in action on a blustery Tuesday in Madrid but needed just over one hour and 20 minutes to claim his win to move into the last 16 Xinhua news agency reported.
Some of Tuesday s matches were for a place in the second round with Spain s Nicolas Almagro booking a tie against Novak Djokovic after defeating fellow countryman Tommy Robredo 6-3 3-6 6-1.
Meanwhile Ryan Harrison defeated Bernard Tomic 7-5 4-6 6-2 while number 9 seed David Goffin had to work hard to take his first set 7-6 (7) against Florian Meyer before running away with the second 6-0.
Number 8 seed Dominic Thiem joins Murray in the third round after beating Jared Donaldson 6-3 6-4.
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Murray progresses in Madrid
