Andy Murray Wrapped Up Victory In Less Than Two Hours

he 35-year-old former world number one will next face either Pedro Cachin of Argentina or Alexey Vatutin of Russia.

Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the Gijon Open after a straight sets victory over sixth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Murray, the world’s third-ranked player, defeated the Spaniard 7-5, 6-2 on home soil.

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Murray and Davidovich Fokina, 23, were meeting for the first time.

The 35-year-old former world number one will next face either Pedro Cachin of Argentina or Alexey Vatutin of Russia.

Andy Murray missed last week’s Astana Open due to illness and was playing for the first time since the Laver Cup in September.

Gijon is one of six one-year licensed tournaments taking place this season, following the cancellation of the ATP Tour’s China leg due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.

The top seed is Russian Andrey Rublev, who is attempting to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals for the third time in a row.

Dominic Thiem of Austria is also competing in Gijon and advanced to the second round with a 6-2 6-0 win over Joao Sousa of Portugal on Monday.

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Harriet Dart advanced to the second round of the Transylvania Open after defeating Oceane Dodin of France 6-2, 6-0.

Dart, the British number two and world number 90, will face Hungarian eighth seed Anna Bondar in the round of 16.

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