NEW YORK: Former champions Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova qualified for the second round of the US Open on Monday, Murray tormenting muscle cramps and Robin Haase as well.
Eighth-seeded Murray, won his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2012. Now he has crushed the 70th-ranked Dutchman 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 1-6, 7-5, but said the arduous restrain that struck without warning could have resulted in the form of match loss.
He said that he was very close to defeat and also had some trouble in fifth set but had managed to assured the match.
Fifth-seeded champion of 2006,Maria Sharapova, assembled reprisal from an early break against her competitor Russian Maria Kirilenko.
Trailing 2-4, Sharapova won the next 10 games to take the match. “its been very hard for me to start in New York," said Sharapova, who was just happy to be back under the lights on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court after missing last year´s edition with a season-ending shoulder injury. "I missed this stadium much but my injury couldn't let me to come here but now i am here with my achievement," said Sharapova, tiring urban-chic black to mark the opportunity. "I didn´t follow the tennis too much -- it was a little too sad."
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