Andy Murray scored his most impressive win of the year so far with a straight-sets win over Tomas Martin Echeverry at the Miami Open.
Murray advanced to the third round with a convincing 7-6 (0), 6-3 victory over the world No. 30 Argentine in a match that was interrupted by rain. The 36-year-old Scot took some revenge for losing to the same player in the first round of the Australian Open in January.
In the next round, Murray will face Czech youngster Tomas Machak, who defeated Russian world No. 6 Andrei Rublev.
However, Jack Draper’s challenge was stopped by Nicholas Jarry. The Chilean world No. 23 defeated the 22-year-old Draper 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (2).
It was a depressing day for American fans, as three of the top four American men’s players were eliminated, led by No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz.
Fritz was followed by No. 13 seed Tommy Paul and No. 21 seed Francis Tiafoe, leaving No. 16 seed Ben Shelton as the nation’s top prospect.
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Meanwhile, Denis Shapovalov pulled off an upset, defeating 10th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4. Leading 2-1 when play was suspended on Friday, the Canadian kept constant pressure on his Greek opponent, accumulating 18 break chances and converting three, but Tsitsipas They were unable to convert a single break chance throughout the match.
