Andy Murray breezed past over-matched teenager Borna Coric at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
The British No 1 got his campaign in the French capital off to a perfect start with a 6-1 6-2 victory in the second-round tie.
The 18-year-old Coric is rated as one of tennis' most exciting up-and-comers but his fledgling talents were exposed ruthlessly by Murray.
The Scot broke his serve at the first time of asking, then did so again to seal a lopsided opening set in which Coric appeared overawed.
While the world No 46 from Croatia improved to hold his service twice in the next set, Murray still opened a break advantage and sealed victory in just 58 minutes.
Murray faces a third-round tie against David Goffin - his future Davis Cup opponent when Great Britain play Belgium - on Thursday.
Roger Federer managed to record an even more one-sided result as he joined Murray in the third round.
The Swiss legend hammered Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-1, sealing the deal emphatically with a drop shot.
But British No 2 Aljaz Bedene crashed out of the Paris event at the hands of John Isner who won 6-3 7-6.
Elsewhere, Rafael Nadal coasted through a grudge match against his rival Lukas Rosol, beating him 6-2 6-2 in just over an hour.
No comments:
Post a Comment