Olympic champion Andy Murray, Canadian Milos Raonic advances in Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio — Andy Murray followed up his second Olympic singles title with a second-round victory Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open.
The top-seeded Scot beat Argentina’s Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-2 to set up a match against South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet of France.
Murray had trouble adjusting to the balls and called for a trainer to attend to his right back shoulder in the first set. He won nine of the final 11 games.
“There’s different balls here, and that’s something that’s not easy for a tennis player and you have to be careful with that,” Murray said. “It totally changes how it feels on the racket and how it feels through your body as well. I served better in the second set. It’s just at the start it was a bit sore. I’ve played a lot of tennis but it’s also the ball change.”