Tomic to Face Murray in Miami After First Round Win
March 22, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Murray will meet Bernard Tomic to open play at the 2013 Sony Open Tennis after Tomic defeated qualifier Marc Gicquel 7-5, 7-6(3). Tomic overcame a break deficit in the first set to prevail against Gicquel in 83 minutes.
Viktor Troicki handed Pablo Andujar his sixth opening-round exit of the season after defeating the Spaniard 6-2, 6-3. Troicki will face off against sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the third round. A pair of Americans fell in their openers. Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei eased past qualifier Robby Ginepri and Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo beat wild card Rhyne Williams 6-2, 6-4.
Alejandro Falla, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Olivier Rochus and Guillaume Rufin were also victorious in first-round action.
