Andy Murray cruised through into the 4th round of the Sony Ericsson Open with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Chilean Nicolas Massu. The Brit overcame a sticky start surrendering all 3 of the opening games. However, Murray battled back to take the set 6-4 but looked far from his best. Massu, a former top ten, also found it hard to get to grips with the intense heat in Miami as both players struggled with their ground strokes. The Chilean handed Murray the advantage early in 2nd set by gifting Murray with a break of serve who went on to take the match.
Massu who had only won one match before Miami showed glimpses of his powerful forehand early on and Murray eventually got on the scoreboard after a successful hawk-eye challenge at 40-30. Massu playing a high risk game conceded a number of errors and let the Scot back in the set after a poor forehand by his standards. Massu was given numerous chances by Murray but his serve was erratic, letting him down on several occasions. Murray took the set in the 9th game 40-0 although not looking convincing.
The Briton broke early in the 1st then in 5th game and looked like he was coasting at 5-1 but the Chilean rallied back winning 3 games on the bounce. But, Murray came out on top easing passed Massu in the 9th game.
"He started very well, hitting the ball hard with his forehand and I was hitting it short," Murray explained.
"But after 3-0 in the first set I played very well until 5-1 (in the second) and then completely lost concentration, and ended up being in a battle at the end, which I didn't necessarily need.
"I was much happier with the way I hit the ball today compared to my first match, bar the first and last three games."
Murray now faces Viktor Troicki of Serbia in the 4th round.
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