Andy Murray outlasted Matteo Berrettini in a match he described as a “great win” at the Miami Open on Wednesday.
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MURRAY NEEDED THREE SETS TO TAKE DOWN BERRETTINI
Murray took advantage of a dizzy Berretini but still had to earn the hard-fought match that lasted two hours and 49 minutes.
“It was obviously a great win for me. Started off a little bit slow but then I did think I played pretty well across the end of the first set through to the end of the match,” Murray said.
The win was also a rematch of Murray’s 6-3, 6-3, 4-6. 6-7(7). 7-6(10-6) win at the first round of the 2023 Australian Open.
Murray now advances into the second round, where he will face No.29 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
OSAKA, STEPHENS HURDLE FOES TO ADVANCE
Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka opened her campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elisabetta Cocciareto.
It was a successful Miami Open return and opener for Osaka, who next takes on No.15 seed Elina Svitolina.
Sloane Stephens, meanwhile, defeated Angelique Kerber, 6-2, 6-3, to mark her 31st birthday.
In another women’s singles match, Donna Vekic needed three sets to oust Karolina Pliskova, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
