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| Madrid victories for British pair | Madrid victories for British pair |
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| British number one Andy Murray made a fine start to his Madrid Masters bid with a win over Ivan Navarro Pastor. | British number one Andy Murray made a fine start to his Madrid Masters bid with a win over Ivan Navarro Pastor. |
| Murray broke his Spanish opponent twice in the opening set and once in the second on his way to a 6-2 6-4 win - he plays third seed Ivan Ljubicic next. | Murray broke his Spanish opponent twice in the opening set and once in the second on his way to a 6-2 6-4 win - he plays third seed Ivan Ljubicic next. |
| Fellow Briton Tim Henman also advanced thanks to a victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco. | Fellow Briton Tim Henman also advanced thanks to a victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco. |
| Henman put in an impressive display to claim a 7-5 6-3 win and set up a meeting with 14th seed David Ferrer. | Henman put in an impressive display to claim a 7-5 6-3 win and set up a meeting with 14th seed David Ferrer. |
| Henman showed his intentions with a strong service game to open the match but Verdasco showed he was not going to be outshone and neither player came close to a break in the opening eight games. | |
| The Spaniard's first break point came at advantage in the ninth game butHenman's serve forced the left-hander to mis-hit long and the Briton recovered. | |
| Henman survived another break to take a 6-5 lead and then almost let three set points slip before Verdasco drove long at 30-40. | |
| Boosted by having taken the first set, an early break then put the British number two 2-0 up in the second. | |
| Henman now faces Spanish 14th seed David Ferrer in round two | |
| Faced with break point on three occasions in the next game, Henman salvaged thesituation each time with powerful serves to extend his lead and from then on never looked back. | |
| Murray also looked impressive, breaking 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. | "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." |