Andy Murray earns victory over Lorenzo Sonego in nine-year return to Toronto
Andy Murray got off to a winning start at the Canadian Open as he downed Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(3) 6-0 to advance to the second round. The world No 40 needed 88 minutes to get through the opening set but raced through the second in what was his first appearance in Toronto in almost a decade.
Murray was playing in Toronto for the first time since 2014, with the Canadian Open alternating between the Ontario capital and Montreal each year. It was his second meeting against Sonego, having defeated the Italian in Doha earlier this season after saving three match points.
There was nothing separating them in the opening set as both men blew break point chances early on in the match. The Brit was unable to capitalise on his third break opportunity at 4-4 and saved two set points in the following game.
They eventually went to a tiebreak where Murray raced to a 6-2 lead and finally closed it out 7-6(3) after an hour and 28 minutes. It was a much faster start from the world No 40 in the second set as he broke in Sonego’s first service game and went 3-0 up.
It quickly became a tale of two halves after a marathon opening set. The three-time former champion in Canada raised his level in the second as Sonego had no answers for what Murray was bringing.
He kept on rolling as he broke the 28-year-old again to take a 5-0 lead and Sonego quickly found himself facing a match point on his own serve, succumbing to Murray in two hours and eight minutes.
The Italian as he won just 12 points in the second set whole Murray only hit two unforced errors. The win marks his first in Canada since he lifted the trophy in Montreal back in 2015.
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