Murray advances at US Open tennis, Roddick beaten
Britain's Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the US Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made early exits from the year's last Grand Slam event.
Britain's Andy Murray pictured after winning a point against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko during his men's singles first round match on day three of the 2010 US Open in New York. Murray won 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Fourth seed Murray fired eight aces and 37 winners to overwhelm Slovakia's 71st-ranked Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, in one hour and 51 minutes in the afternoon heat to book a second-round matchup against Jamaican Dustin Brown.
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