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| Murray stuns third seed Ljubicic | Murray stuns third seed Ljubicic |
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| Andy Murray battled past world number three Ivan Ljubicic to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters. | Andy Murray battled past world number three Ivan Ljubicic to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters. |
| The Scot produced one of his best ever performances despite a lacklustre past month to seal a 6-4 3-6 6-3 win. | |
| Murray, 19, broke the third seed in the ninth game of the opening set and stayed in control to move in front. | |
| Ljubicic fought back to take the second, but Murray stepped up a gear in the third and punished a series of unforced errors by his opponent. | Ljubicic fought back to take the second, but Murray stepped up a gear in the third and punished a series of unforced errors by his opponent. |
| Ljubicic came into this match as the man in form, and when his big serve was working there was little chance of Murray breaking him. | |
| But as the match moved into the deciding set Murray grew in stature while his more experienced opponent began to wilt. | |
| Murray almost broke Ljubicic in the seventh game, only for two close line calls to save the Croatian. | |
| But in Ljubicic's next service game he took his chance, trading big forehands with patience until Ljubicic cracked and made the error. | |
| Murray has crashed out in the first round of his last two tournaments, but he held his nerve to serve out the match with an ace. |