Andy Murray comes back after close first set at National Bank Open to advance
The Hindu
Andy Murray defeats Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (3), 6-0 in 1st round of National Bank Open. Max Purcell defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4. Gabriel Diallo wins 1st ATP Tour level match, defeating Dan Evans 7-6 (4), 7-5. Diallo to face Alex de Minaur in 2nd round. Korda, Pospisil/Mahut, Shamasdin/Polansky all win/lose matches.
Britain’s Andy Murray started his journey for a fourth National Bank Open title by defeating Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in two sets, winning 7-6 (3), 6-0, on August 8.
Murray, who secured titles in 2009, 2010 and 2015, saved two set points and clinched the first set against Sonego in a 90-minute battle. The three-time Grand Slam champion then swiftly dominated the second set against the Italian.
Murray is set to face Australia’s Max Purcell.
Purcell defeated Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4. Purcell, who entered the tournament as a qualifier, had eight aces to just one double fault. He also broke on two of his four chances.
The Aussie defeated Canadians Peter Polansky and Brayden Schnur — both in straight sets — to make it into the main draw.
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo won his first ATP Tour level match, defeating Great Britain’s Dan Evans 7-6 (4), 7-5 to advance to the second round.
The Montreal native never fell behind in the match, although he went through a back and forth first set that saw him consistently have to keep Evans at bay. He picked up set point on an Evans double fault.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.