Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Murray’s doubles win
Cincinnati success for Andy and doubles partner Lopez
ANDY Murray got back to winning ways with a firstround doubles victory at the Western and Southern
Open in Cincinnati.
After his singles defeat to
Richard Gasquet, Murray was reunited with his Queens doubles-winning partner Feliciano
Lopez and the pair recorded a 3-6 6-3 (10-3) victory over No 4 seeds
Jean-Julien Rojer and Haria Tecau.
Murray showed signs of ring rust against Gasquet on Monday, the game marking his return to singles after a long absence.
However, the Scot, attempting to revive his career after hip surgery, was fully focused as he and Lopez fought back from a set down to win on a tie-break.
Murray and Lopez paid the penalty for not taking advantage of three break points at 3-3 in the first set.
Rojer and Tecau fought back to win that game and then broke in the eighth game before closing out the set in 32 minutes.
Tecau’s serve was broken as
Murray and Lopez raced into a 3-1 second-set lead before the
Spaniard lost his own serve.
However, Murray and Lopez went on to win the second set 6-3 before they easily triumphed in the tie-break. They now face Ryan
Harrison and Jack Sock.
KYLE Edmund suffered a second defeat to Daniil Medvedev in the space of six days to bow out 6-2 7-5.
STAN Wawrinka won a see-saw contest against Grigor Dimitrov.
Wawrinka prevailed 5-7 6-4 7-6.
V E N U S Wi l l i a m s o u s t e d defending champion Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6 but sister Serena withdrew citing a back problem.
WIMBLEDON sensation Coco
Gauff has been handed a wild card for this month’s US Open.
She beat former world No 1 and seven-time Grand Slam winner
Venus Williams en route to the fourth round inn London.