Nadal and Murray triumph in straight sets at Cincinnati

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Nadal and Murray triumph in straight sets at Cincinnati

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Nadal and Murray won in straight sets at Cincinnati open on Wednesday.

18 August,2011 08:55 am

Spains Rafa Nadal and Britains Andy Murray passed their second-round tests with straight sets wins at the Cincinnati Open.Both Nadal, the world number two, and Murray, ranked fourth, suffered early exits in Montreal last week but there was little hint of a hangover in their latest matches.Murray overcame a sluggish start to record a 6-4 6-1 win over Argentine David Nalbandian, setting up a third-round match against either Frances Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or U.S. qualifier Alex Bogomolov.Nadal also put last weeks setback aside as he beat French qualifier Julien Benneteau 6-4 7-5 in just over 90 minutes.The Spaniard won all three break points he gained in a comfortable display and will now face compatriot Fernando Verdasco, who beat Frances Michael Llodra 6-4 6-4.Germanys Philipp Kohlschreiber, continued his run here, following up his first round win over Andy Roddick with a 6-1 6-4 win over Spains 25th ranked Feliciano Lopez.