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Tennis: Andy Murray breezes into last 16 at ATP Hall of Fame Open

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Andy Murray of Great Britain gestures in the men" s="" second="" round="" match="" against="" John="" Isner="" of="" the="" US="" at="" Wimbledon="" in="" June="" File="" photo.="" Neil="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/07/13/andy.jpg"/><figcaption>Andy Murray of Great Britain gestures in the men&#x27;s second round match against John Isner of the US at the Wimbledon Championships, in Wimbledon, Britain, 29 June 2022. File photo. EPA-EFE, Neil Hall</figcaption></figure></div>NEWPORT, United States -- Britain&#x27;s Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-0 romp over American Sam Querrey.In windy conditions, the 35-year-old Scotsman captured the last 10 games, taking advantage of all six of his break-point chances to advance in 54 minutes over 281st-ranked Querrey.&quot;It was really awful conditions to play tennis in, to play well, so breezy and difficult,&quot; Murray said. &quot;I&#x27;m sorry maybe the tennis wasn&#x27;t that much fun to watch but we&#x27;re doing the best we can given the conditions.&quot;Sixth seed Murray next plays for a quarter-final berth in the grass-court event against 202nd-ranked Australian wild card Max Purcell, who ousted France&#x27;s Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.World number 52 Murray improved to 8-2 all-time against Querrey, who had won their most recent prior meeting in a five-set 2017 Wimbledon quarter-final.Murray won their first meeting as a 19-year-old in the second round at Newport in 2006.&quot;It&#x27;s amazing to be back here and playing on this court again after 16 years,&quot; Murray said. &quot;A lot has happened in that time, four kids and married and all that stuff.&quot;That &quot;stuff&quot; includes winning the 2012 US Open, the 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon titles and Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016.&quot;You never know how close you are to the end but I&#x27;m aware I&#x27;m getting toward the end of my career,&quot; said Murray. &quot;So I want to make the most of every match in every tournament I get to play.&quot;After an opening exchange of breaks, Murray broke Querrey again for a 4-2 edge then held and broke again when Querrey sent a backhand wide to take the first set after 31 minutes before dominating the second.Murray hopes to play well enough in upcoming events to grab a seeded spot at the US Open.&quot;That&#x27;s a big goal of mine these next few weeks,&quot; Murray said. &quot;I&#x27;ve been playing better the last few months. But if you want to have deep runs in the biggest tournaments it does help to have a seeding so I&#x27;ll try my best to do that.&quot;One match closer today. Hoping for a good run here.&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Britain's Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-0 romp over American Sam Querrey.