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Andy Murray gained a measure of revenge against Tomas Martin Etcheverry by beating the Argentine in the second round of the Miami Open.<\/b><\/p>\n
Etcheverry had beaten the Briton in the first round of the Australian Open earlier this year, but Murray won 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 this time around.<\/p>\n
The match resumed at 3-3 after being suspended because of rain on Friday.<\/p>\n
Murray convincingly won a first set tie-break before one break in the second was enough to secure victory.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old produced a delightful backhand cross-court lob on the way to breaking Etcheverry in the sixth game of the second set.<\/p>\n
Murray survived a break point in the next game and went 5-2 up with a hat-trick of aces.<\/p>\n
Serving for the set, Murray was 0-40 down before getting to deuce with a backhand that just caught the line.<\/p>\n
He then secured victory in two hours 16 minutes when Etcheverry, ranked 30th in the world, sent a forehand long and wide on match point.<\/p>\n
Overall, Murray served 10 aces, hit 28 winners compared to 17 from his opponent, and saved seven of seven break points.<\/p>\n
He will play Tomas Machac, who is 60th in the men’s rankings, of the Czech Republic in the last 32.<\/p>\n
Murray is a two-time champion of the tournament but this is expected to be his final appearance in Miami as he plans to retire later this year.<\/p>\n
“Miami has been like my tennis home really. I’ve done so much of my work and training and preparation here, and I love the city – and this is my last time playing here so it’s nice to get another opportunity,” he said.<\/p>\n
Fellow Briton Jack Draper was knocked out of the event as he suffered a defeat by Nicolas Jarry in a marathon three hours 33 minutes.<\/p>\n
Draper failed to take two match points when serving at 5-4 up in the decider before Chile’s Jarry won 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (7-2).<\/p>\n
Only eight matches had been completed on Friday because of rain and the start of Saturday’s play was delayed by three hours because of the weather.<\/p>\n
When play did resume, it included American Taylor Fritz also exiting the competition as he was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild, while Denis Shapovalov of Canada earned a 6-2 6-4 win against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. <\/p>\n
Defending champion Daniil Medvedev of Russia progressed to the last 32 with a 6-4 6-2 victory against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.<\/p>\n
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner is also through to the next round courtesy of a 6-3 6-4 win against fellow Italian Andrea Vavassori.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n