• Andy Murray defeats Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-1,6-2, 6-3
• Murray to face Australian Sam Groth in second round in MelbourneAt the risk of alerting those investigators tasked with detecting even a trace of financial risk-taking on Planet Tennis, and Andy Murray is looking a good bet to accomplish very well again at this Australian Open after an uncomplicated win over the German teenager Alexander Zverev on the second day.
Murray has lost four finals here – but did splendidly to reach them – and has always reckoned Melbourne brings out the best in him. Certainly in many of the several long exchanges against Zverev on Tuesday,he hit a zone of aloof and assurance, playing the sort of disciplined attacking tennis that lifted him to an end-of-season ranking of No2 in the world for the first time.
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Source: theguardian.com