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Murray, Djokovic, Tsonga advance

ESPN.com news services

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

NEW YORK -- Second-seeded Andy Murray played a patient, steady game to defeat big-hitting Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 in his first-round match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Murray traded baseline blows with 95th-ranked Gulbis in the first set and Gulbis responded with wild misses and blistering winners, pushing the Scot to five set points before finally succumbing to a service break in the 12th game. Murray, runner-up last year to Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam final, then var ...

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