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Murray cruises into third round in Cincinnati

30/07/2008

Andy Murray looked to be in good form as he eased his way into the third round of the Cincinnati Masters with a straight sets win over Sam Querrey.

Although Murray was 3-0 down in the first set he fought back well and found the second set much easier, eventually winning 7-6 7/3 6-1.

The Scot received a bye in the first round and seemed a little rusty when he lost his opening service game. However, once he got himself on the scoreboard he outclassed his opponent.

Murray quickly levelled things at 3-3 and pressurised Querrey's serve but the 20-year-old American did well to hang on and force a tie-break.

This proved to be the difference between the two players as Murray's emerging dominance earned him a 5-1 lead in the tie-break which he eventually closed out 7-3.

Having taken a one set lead Murray carried momentum into the start of the second set and was able to benefit from a series of unforced errors from Querrey.

The Scot had found his range by now and was 4-0 ahead with the cushion of a double break before Querrey won his first game of the second set.

Murray then finished things in style, breaking the American to book his place in the third round – where he will face either Dimitry Tursunov or Richard Gasquet.

Also in the second round, seventh seed James Blake beat Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 but fifth seed David Ferrer was upset 7-6 3-6 6-3 by Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti.