In-form Murray destroys Di Mauro - 美網 Tennis

Last Updated: Friday, 1 September 2006, 19:21 GMT 20:21 UK
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In-form Murray destroys Di Mauro

Scottish teenager Andy Murray thrashed Alessio Di Mauro in straight
sets to reach the third round of the US Open.

The 19-year-old, Britain's sole survivor at Flushing Meadows after Tim
Henman's exit earlier on Friday, raced past the Italian 6-0 6-1 6-1.

The 17th seed took just one hour and 14 minutes to wrap up a thoroughly
one-sided victory.

Murray, for whom the third round in New York is new territory, now plays
10th seed Fernando Gonzalez.

The Scot had been beaten by Di Mauro in a Challenger Tour event in 2005
but came out determined to avenge that defeat.

I wanted to beat him after I lost pretty badly against him last time we
played
Andy Murray

He lost just seven points in a first set that lasted 19 minutes against
left-hander Di Mauro, who looked out of his depth.

Things did not get much better for the Italian, now ranked 75 places
below Murray, in the second and third sets.

"I wanted to beat him after I lost pretty badly against him last time we
played," admitted Murray, who was more than satisfied with his performance on
the Grandstand court.

"I didn't really do anything wrong. I played maybe one bad game in the third
set. I think it was 30-0 up on his serve when he held maybe, but apart from
that it was pretty good."

Murray is under no illusions that playing Gonzalez in the next round will
be a much tougher task.

"He's had a really, really good summer. He made semis in LA, semis in
Toronto, semis in Cincinnati, and he's won his first two matches comfortably
here," said the teenager.

"It's not a match that I'm expected to win. It's just supposed to be a close
match."






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