New York, Sept 2:
Defending champion Andy Murray and 2001 winner Lleyton Hewitt made light of the heavy, humid New York conditions to breeze into the US Open last 16.
Third-seeded Murray, who ended his country’s 76-year wait for a Grand Slam men’s champion when he won his maiden major title in New York last year, eased past Germany’s world number 49 Florian Mayer, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-2. His win was built on an impressive 42 winners and seven aces.
“I think I need to start my matches quicker than I have been doing. I am not that fast out of the blocks,” said the 26-year-old. (AGENCIES)
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