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Defending Champion Andy Murray Sails into Wimbledon Third Round
Andy Murray trounced the 92nd-ranked Slovenian, Blaz Rola, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 1 in a commanding performance as he seeks to become the first British player to retain the Wimbledon crown in 77 years.
- Associated Press
- Updated: June 25, 2014 09:04 pm IST
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Murray returns to Biaz Rola of Slovenia during their men's singles match© AP
London:
Defending champion Andy Murray dropped just two games as he overwhelmed Blaz Rola of Slovenia to reach the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Murray trounced the 92nd-ranked Slovenian 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 1 in a commanding performance as he seeks to become the first British player to retain the Wimbledon crown in 77 years.
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Murray broke eight times, saved the only three break points against him and had only 13 unforced errors.
The 23-year-old Rola, playing in his first Wimbledon, has been playing mainly on the lower-tier Challenger Circuit and has very little grass-court experience.
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