Andy Murray gained a measure of revenge towards Tomas Martin Etcheverry by beating the Argentine within the second spherical of the Miami Open.
Etcheverry had crushed the Briton within the first spherical of the Australian Open earlier this yr, however Murray gained 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 this time round.
The match resumed at 3-3 after being suspended due to rain on Friday.
Murray convincingly gained a primary set tie-break earlier than one break within the second was sufficient to safe victory.
The 36-year-old produced a pleasant backhand cross-court lob on the best way to breaking Etcheverry within the sixth recreation of the second set.
Murray survived a break level within the subsequent recreation and went 5-2 up with a hat-trick of aces.
Serving for the set, Murray was 0-40 down earlier than attending to deuce with a backhand that simply caught the road.
He then secured victory in two hours 16 minutes when Etcheverry, ranked thirtieth on this planet, despatched a forehand lengthy and huge on match level.
General, Murray served 10 aces, hit 28 winners in comparison with 17 from his opponent, and saved seven of seven break factors.
He’ll play Tomas Machac, who’s sixtieth within the males’s rankings, of the Czech Republic within the final 32.
Murray is a two-time champion of the event however that is anticipated to be his last look in Miami as he plans to retire later this yr.
Fellow Briton Jack Draper was knocked out of the occasion as he suffered a defeat by Nicolas Jarry in a marathon three hours 33 minutes.
Draper did not take two match factors when serving at 5-4 up within the decider earlier than Chile’s Jarry gained 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (7-2).
Solely eight matches had been accomplished on Friday due to rain and the beginning of Saturday’s play was delayed by three hours due to the climate.
When play did resume, it included American Taylor Fritz additionally exiting the competitors as he was crushed 6-3 6-4 by Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild, whereas Denis Shapovalov of Canada earned a 6-2 6-4 win towards Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Defending champion Daniil Medvedev of Russia progressed to the final 32 with a 6-4 6-2 victory towards Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.