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Murray breezes through in Madrid | Murray breezes through in Madrid |
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British number one Andy Murray made a confident start to his Madrid Masters campaign with a convincing win over Spanish qualifier Ivan Navarro Pastor. | British number one Andy Murray made a confident start to his Madrid Masters campaign with a convincing win over Spanish qualifier Ivan Navarro Pastor. |
Murray broke twice in the opening set and once in the second on his way to a 6-2 6-4 win - his first tour victory since the US Open last month. | Murray broke twice in the opening set and once in the second on his way to a 6-2 6-4 win - his first tour victory since the US Open last month. |
The Scot will face a tough task against third seed Ivan Ljubicic in round two. | The Scot will face a tough task against third seed Ivan Ljubicic in round two. |
Fellow Briton Tim Henman takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in his opening match at 1900 BST on Monday. | Fellow Briton Tim Henman takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in his opening match at 1900 BST on Monday. |
Murray broke serve in the fourth and eighth games, taking the first set with a delicate lob as he swept through the opening set. | Murray broke serve in the fourth and eighth games, taking the first set with a delicate lob as he swept through the opening set. |
Pastor, ranked 129 in the world, put up sterner resistance in the second but cracked under the pressure when serving to stay in the match. | Pastor, ranked 129 in the world, put up sterner resistance in the second but cracked under the pressure when serving to stay in the match. |
A cross-court forehand winner gave Murray victory on his second match point, after Pastor had saved the first with a net-cord. | A cross-court forehand winner gave Murray victory on his second match point, after Pastor had saved the first with a net-cord. |
Murray will now face Ljubicic for the second time this year after losing in three sets in the first round of the Zagreb indoor event in January. | Murray will now face Ljubicic for the second time this year after losing in three sets in the first round of the Zagreb indoor event in January. |
"The best part of Ljubicic's game is obviously his serve. He won in Vienna recently having not dropped his serve," Murray said. | |
"My return is the best part of my game so it should be an interesting match up. If I play well I've got a chance but he's playing really good tennis." | "My return is the best part of my game so it should be an interesting match up. If I play well I've got a chance but he's playing really good tennis." |