Murray blows past Santoro despite the tricky Frenchman’s best efforts
Wednesday 25th June 2008
Andy Murray, the young British tennis star currently ranked 11th in the world, beat his French opponent Fabrice Santoro 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to qualify for the second round of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.
The Frenchman did give his Scotland-born rival some difficulty in the match, spinning the ball effectively and pulling a 4-2 lead in the second set. However, Murray kept a calm and collected game throughout to come back and win a decisive straight sets victory.
'To win in straight sets against someone with as much experience is a good start,' Murray told BBC Sport. 'It was a really fun match. He hit some awesome shots, especially at the beginning, which got the atmosphere going.
'But once I settled down in the second set, I started to feel better about my game.'
Defending champion and world number one Roger Federer is still a favourite to win the tournament at 6/5 from BlueSquare, however those wishing to back the Brit are getting a good price from sites such as ExtraBet – he has beaten Federer twice in their two previous matches.
