Andy Murray, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, reached this yr’s second spherical by notching his 2 hundredth profession main win with a victory over Corentin Moutet of France on Tuesday in New York.
Murray, 36, took almost three hours to defeat Moutet in three units, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3, and had excessive reward for his opponent after the match.
“Troublesome match in opposition to a really skillful opponent, a really totally different sport type to just about the entire guys on the tour now,” Murray mentioned. “And, yeah, there have been loads of lengthy factors and difficult moments on the market, loads of stuff happening on the market on the court docket. I did nicely to get it finished in three units.”
Murray had 45 winners in opposition to 23 unforced errors, whereas Moutet had 32 winners with 36 unforced errors.
In the meantime, in his farewell U.S. Open look since saying his pending retirement, American John Isner posted a straight-sets win over 22-year-old Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta, who was making his U.S. Open debut.
Isner fired off 11 aces and racked up 40 winners whereas defeating Diaz Acosta 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
“It is not goodbye but,” Isner advised the group at Louis Armstrong Stadium throughout the postmatch ceremony, which was hosted by Isner’s good pal James Blake. “I am really feeling fairly good, so I’ll attempt to preserve this going so long as I can.”
Isner will subsequent face fellow American Michale Mmoh, an unseeded 25-year-old who scored a convincing upset over No. 11 Russian Karen Khachanov earlier on Tuesday, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Khachanov, who reached the semifinals final yr, dedicated 46 unforced errors.
—Discipline Stage Media
