georgchua
13-08-2015, 04:52 PM
Andy Murray reached the third round of the Rogers Cup in Canada after a 6-4 7-5 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
World number three Murray had to play on to a second day aftar the contest was rained off at 4-4 on Tuesday.
The 28 years old Scot went a break down in the second set but recovered and faces Gilles Muller of Luxembourg next.
"It was tricky conditions, very windy, completely different to yesterday. When the shadow came across it became hard to pick up the ball," said Murray.
Should Murray reach the final he will replace Swiss Roger Federer as number two in the world rankings. He last held the position - the highest of his career - in August 2009.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka went out after withdrawing with a back injury as he trailed Australian Nick Kyrgios in the third set. US Open champion Marin Cilic also lost, beaten 6-3 6-4 by Australia's Bernard Tomic.
Fourteenth-seed Grigor Dimitrov was beaten 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 by unseeded American Jack Sock, who now plays top seed Novak Djokovic. Seventh seed Rafa Nadal beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, while fourth seed Kei Nishikori went through with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spain's Pablo Andujar.
World number three Murray had to play on to a second day aftar the contest was rained off at 4-4 on Tuesday.
The 28 years old Scot went a break down in the second set but recovered and faces Gilles Muller of Luxembourg next.
"It was tricky conditions, very windy, completely different to yesterday. When the shadow came across it became hard to pick up the ball," said Murray.
Should Murray reach the final he will replace Swiss Roger Federer as number two in the world rankings. He last held the position - the highest of his career - in August 2009.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka went out after withdrawing with a back injury as he trailed Australian Nick Kyrgios in the third set. US Open champion Marin Cilic also lost, beaten 6-3 6-4 by Australia's Bernard Tomic.
Fourteenth-seed Grigor Dimitrov was beaten 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 by unseeded American Jack Sock, who now plays top seed Novak Djokovic. Seventh seed Rafa Nadal beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, while fourth seed Kei Nishikori went through with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spain's Pablo Andujar.