NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Murray needed an hour, 10 minutes to win his first set, then only seven minutes more than that to win the next two in advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Somdev Devvarman.
Murray, in search of his first grand slam title, was leading world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final at Cincinnati earlier this month when Djokovic retired with a shoulder injury for only his second loss of the year.
Murray fell down a break early in Wednesday’s first set but battled back to force a tiebreaker. After winning that, he slowly wore down his opponent, a 26-year-old from India who has never been past the second round in a Grand Slam.
