CINCINNATI: Andy Murray and Swiss Stan Wawrinka stored the physios busy on Monday as they clashed within the first spherical of the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters, with the Scot incomes a 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 7-5 victory.
Each Wawrinka, 37, and the 35-year-old Murray have been every handled a number of occasions on court docket for ongoing niggles of the thigh and leg throughout a gruelling battle.
The pair of three-time Grand Slam champions final performed at Roland Garros two years in the past, with Wawrinka successful that first-round encounter in straight units.
Murray wanted 4 match factors to advance after a decent wrestle lasting for a shade underneath three hours.
Murray gained the Cincinnati title in 2008 and 2011 and was competing right here for the seventeenth time.
Each Wawrinka, 37, and the 35-year-old Murray have been every handled a number of occasions on court docket for ongoing niggles of the thigh and leg throughout a gruelling battle.
The pair of three-time Grand Slam champions final performed at Roland Garros two years in the past, with Wawrinka successful that first-round encounter in straight units.
Murray wanted 4 match factors to advance after a decent wrestle lasting for a shade underneath three hours.
Murray gained the Cincinnati title in 2008 and 2011 and was competing right here for the seventeenth time.
