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Shanghai Masters: Andy Murray gets walkover into 3rd round

Associated Press | Posted on Oct 10, 2012 at 03:52pm IST

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Shanghai: US Open champion Andy Murray received a walkover into the third round at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday following the withdrawal of Florian Mayer of Germany because of a rib injury.

The Briton will play either 15th-seeded Gilles Simon of France or Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.

Murray is the two-time defending champion at the tournament with a 9-0 record after winning finals against David Ferrer last year and Roger Federer in 2010.

Andy Murray gets walkover into 3rd round

The Briton will play either 15th-seeded Gilles Simon of France or Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.

The third-ranked Murray also won the Olympic gold medal at the London Games and a title in Brisbane title earlier this year.

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Posted on May 15, 2013 at 10:34PM IST
Andrew "Andy" Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player who is the highest-ranked British player. Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. And in the on-going Londo ...

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