SHANGHAI: SHANGHAI: Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Jerzy Janowicz on Wednesday.
Murray will next face David Ferrer, another player fighting for a spot in the eight-man field. Ferrer rallied to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka dropped their opening matches.
The fourth-seeded Wawrinka squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set before falling to Gilles Simon 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. Nishikori, who won two straight titles in Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, was beaten by Jack Sock 7-6 (5), 6-4. Wawrinka continued to struggle for late-season form after the Australian Open champion crashed out of the Shanghai Masters in the second round today, going down 5-7 7-5 6-4 to Gilles Simon. His 29th-ranked French opponent refused to buckle, however, battling back to tie the contest before overcoming an early break in the decider to emerge victorious after two and a half hours.
With five spots at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals still up for grabs, David Ferrer boosted his chances of making the London event by surviving a tense second round encounter against Martin Klizan, who served for the match in the second set, to progress.
The fifth seeded Spaniard found the going difficult against his Slovak opponent before grinding out a 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 victory as he looks to climb up from his current 10th position in the race for one of the eight spots at the November tournament.
World number 553 Chuhan Wang’s ATP World Tour debut was halted in another second round encounter when Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri beat the Chinese wildcard, who had stunned 15th seed Fabio Fognini in the first round, 6-0 6-4.
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic moved into the third round of the Shanghai Masters with wins on Wednesday.
Ferrer rallied to beat Martin Klizan of Slovakia 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to next round. (Reuters)
