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BBC Sport · Aug 17, 2021

Cincinnati Masters: Andy Murray and Heather Watson progress but Dan Evans out

Andy Murray was added to this month's US Open main draw after Stan Wawrinka's withdrawalAndy Murray won his first singles match since pulling out of the individual event at the Olympics as he beat France's Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

But British men's number one Dan Evans lost 6-2 4-6 6-3 to Diego Schwartzman.

In the women's draw, Heather Watson progressed with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory over Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and winner of this event in 2008 and 2011, pulled out of the Olympic singles in Tokyo with a minor thigh strain.

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