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| Andy Murray beats Jerzy Janowicz in second round of Shanghai Masters | Andy Murray beats Jerzy Janowicz in second round of Shanghai Masters |
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| Andy Murray further boosted his chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Jerzy Janowicz at the Shanghai Masters. | |
| The Scot eased into the last 16 of the tournament he won in 2010 and 2011 to continue his good form on the ATP’s China swing, having already won in Shenzhen and reached the semi-finals of the China Open last week. | |
| Murray moved up to ninth in the rankings with his performances in Shenzhen and Beijing as he aims for the top-eight spot that will earn him qualification for the season-ending tournament in London. | |
| The first set was a high-quality affair with Murray ruthless as he got 82% of first serves in and dropped just four points in his opening six games. | The first set was a high-quality affair with Murray ruthless as he got 82% of first serves in and dropped just four points in his opening six games. |
| But Janowicz, who took Murray to three sets in the first round in Beijing last week, is made of stern stuff and he saw off two break points before eventually succumbing in game 12 and surrendering the set. | But Janowicz, who took Murray to three sets in the first round in Beijing last week, is made of stern stuff and he saw off two break points before eventually succumbing in game 12 and surrendering the set. |
| Murray broke in game four of the second to take a 3-1 lead and things looked ominous for his opponent when the Pole was forced to call for the trainer for some treatment. The next three games went with serve but Janowicz handed Murray a third break and the match with a double fault. The 27-year-old advanced into the next round to face David Ferrer in one hour and 28 minutes. | Murray broke in game four of the second to take a 3-1 lead and things looked ominous for his opponent when the Pole was forced to call for the trainer for some treatment. The next three games went with serve but Janowicz handed Murray a third break and the match with a double fault. The 27-year-old advanced into the next round to face David Ferrer in one hour and 28 minutes. |
| Ferrer, who is also chasing a spot in the top-eight, had more work to do to advance as he overcame Martin Klizan 4-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-4. | Ferrer, who is also chasing a spot in the top-eight, had more work to do to advance as he overcame Martin Klizan 4-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-4. |
| Murray has won seven of his previous 12 matches against Ferrer and is expecting a tough test on Thursday. “You need to play a high, high level to win against him,” Murray said. “He certainly doesn’t give away many matches during the year. [He] certainly hasn’t given me any matches when I’ve played against him. | |
| “In these conditions, if you serve well, you can get free points on your serve, and that can help against someone that obviously returns well. Try and get some free points there. Hopefully play a solid match.” | “In these conditions, if you serve well, you can get free points on your serve, and that can help against someone that obviously returns well. Try and get some free points there. Hopefully play a solid match.” |
| Battling to qualify for the end-of-year tournament is a relatively new experience for Murray as he had held a continuous position in the world’s top five from September 2008 until January this year but he insists he is not phased by the situation. | Battling to qualify for the end-of-year tournament is a relatively new experience for Murray as he had held a continuous position in the world’s top five from September 2008 until January this year but he insists he is not phased by the situation. |
| “All of the players that are looking to qualify for the World Tour Finals will be aware of what’s going on,” he added. “But you need to just concentrate on trying to win your matches. That’s the best thing that you can do for your chances to qualify. | “All of the players that are looking to qualify for the World Tour Finals will be aware of what’s going on,” he added. “But you need to just concentrate on trying to win your matches. That’s the best thing that you can do for your chances to qualify. |
| “I haven’t been in this position for a while, so in some ways it’s kind of new. But I’m enjoying it so far. [It is] just giving me a little bit of extra focus and direction for the last few tournaments.” | “I haven’t been in this position for a while, so in some ways it’s kind of new. But I’m enjoying it so far. [It is] just giving me a little bit of extra focus and direction for the last few tournaments.” |
| Earlier, the fourth seed, Stan Wawrinka, crashed out after losing 5-7 7-5 6-4 to Gilles Simon. Wawrinka, fourth in the race for London, fell at the first hurdle in Tokyo last week and, after receiving an opening round bye, the Swiss was once again knocked out in his first match in Shanghai despite breaking Simon’s serve in the 12th game to claim the opening set. | Earlier, the fourth seed, Stan Wawrinka, crashed out after losing 5-7 7-5 6-4 to Gilles Simon. Wawrinka, fourth in the race for London, fell at the first hurdle in Tokyo last week and, after receiving an opening round bye, the Swiss was once again knocked out in his first match in Shanghai despite breaking Simon’s serve in the 12th game to claim the opening set. |
| His 29th-ranked French opponent refused to buckle, battling back to tie the contest before overcoming an early break in the decider to emerge victorious after two and a half hours. | His 29th-ranked French opponent refused to buckle, battling back to tie the contest before overcoming an early break in the decider to emerge victorious after two and a half hours. |
| The ATP World Tour debut of the world No553, Wang Chuhan, was halted in another second round encounter when Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri beat the Chinese wildcard, who had stunned the 15th seed Fabio Fognini in the first round, 6-0, 6-4. | The ATP World Tour debut of the world No553, Wang Chuhan, was halted in another second round encounter when Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri beat the Chinese wildcard, who had stunned the 15th seed Fabio Fognini in the first round, 6-0, 6-4. |