Murray off to winning start in Rotterdam, Nishikori survives in Memphis

“Today I served well when I was behind up until the second to last service game,” Murray said. “I was down break points in the first three service games of the second set and came up with some big serves when I needed them. Hopefully I can do a little bit better tomorrow.”

Better? If Murray does better tomorrow, Vasek Pospisil will be in trouble. After all, the top-seeded Scot fired 36 winners compared to only 16 unforced errors against Mahut. The Frenchman recorded a stellar 24 winners and 17 errors but still had little chance against Murray. Murray is 1-0 lifetime against Pospisil heading into second-round action on Thursday.Highlights:
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Murray interview:
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Gilles Muller-Grigor Dimitrov highlights:
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At the Memphis Open, meanwhile, No. 1 seed Kei Nishikori overcame a slow start to beat Ryan Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 56 minutes. The two-time defending champion lost 12 of the first 14 points in the match before recovering.

“This is starting to become my tournament,” Nishikori assured. “I’m going to have to defend my title.”

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