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Barcelona Open: Andy Murray through as Bernard Tomic's withdraws

Andy Murray is through to the third round of the Barcelona Open after Australia's Bernard Tomic withdrew before the game with an injured back.

The world number one will play the winner of Spanish pair Albert Montanes and Feliciano Lopez in the last 16.

Murray, 29, accepted a late wildcard for Barcelona after his third-round defeat by Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Monte Carlo on Thursday.

Fellow Brit Dan Evans faces Austria's Dominic Thiem in the third round.

Both Evans and Murray will play their third-round matches on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Britain's Aljaz Bedene plays the Netherland's Robin Haase in the second round of the Hungarian Open in Budapest on Wednesday.