Andy Murray blasts past Alex Bogomolov Jr. in opening round – US Open 2012
Olympic champion, Andy Murray, stomped over the Russian contender, Alex Bogomolov Jr., with a breadstick at the US Open 2012 on Monday. He notched up a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory against the former Top 35 to cruise into the second round at this major hard court
tournament held in Corona Park in Queens, United States.
Seeded third in this event, Murray unveiled his true class and overpowered the world number 73 in their fourth meeting. After earning this success, the Brit improved to a 3-1 record in the FedEx ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Head 2 Head series
against Bogomolov Jr. and advanced into the second round at the Flushing meadows.
Murray stated in a courtside interview after winning the match:
"Only lost seven games in three sets, so I must have done something well today. I played fairly well from the back of the court. I just would have liked to have served a bit better because I wasn't getting many free points on my serve. Because of that, there
were a lot more rallies. When he's in a rhythm, he's tough to break down."
The British number one made a shaky entry at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He suffered the first blow in the opening game and went 0-1 down. Murray recovered in the very next game but endured another shock as he gifted away his serve
in the third game and fell at 1-2. However, he unleashed flurry of groundstrokes to wind up five games in a row and eventually sealed the opener with a 6-2 win.
Ranked fourth in the world, Murray lost his track towards the follow-up set. He gifted away his opening serve and went 0-2 down. After Bogomolov plucked his serve in the sixth game, the Scot blasted exquisite forehands to reel off the last four games in
a row and clinched the set with a 6-4 score line.
The 25-year-old maintained his intensity in the final set and got the critical break in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. Despite losing his serve in the very next game, Murray found his early ascendance and pocketed the last four games. He cashed in three
out of seven break chances to pull out the decider with a breadstick.
He will square off against the Croatian star, Ivan Dodig, who devastated the Japanese qualifier, Hiroki Moriya, with a bagel to progress.
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