Murray launches title defense in style
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He waited a lot longer than he expected but Andy Murray finally began his US Open defense on Wednesday with an emphatic straight-sets victory that lit up an otherwise gloomy day at Flushing Meadows.
A quirky schedule combined with persistent rain left Murray waiting until almost 10pm on the third night before he finally started his first-round match against Michael Llodra.
With his patience beginning to wear thin, the Scotsman was in a hurry to make up for lost time in his first match back at Arthur Ashe Stadium since he won his first grand slam title 12 months ago. He whipped the Frenchman 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in just over 90 minutes.
Two other former champions, Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro and Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt, also won.
Del Potro, the winner in 2009, beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (7) while Hewitt, who won in 2001, wore down American qualifier Brian Baker 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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