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Canadian Open: Andy Murray beats Lorenzo Sonego to reach second round

Andy Murray is through to the second round of the Canadian Open in Toronto after a straight-set victory over Lorenzo Sonego in blustery Toronto.

Murray, 36, beat the Italian 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 in two hours and nine minutes at the ATP Masters 1000 event.

The Scot previously won the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2015.

"I managed to sneak through the tie-break and after that he was obviously a bit disappointed, and I relaxed a little bit," said Murray.

The three-time Grand Slam winner had to save two set points at 5-4 on his own serve, and dropped the first two points of the tie-break, before he won a marathon 88-minute first set.