Tennis
Murray proceeds in China
British qualifier Kyle Edmund beat Roberto Bautista Agut to set up a quarterfinal date with Andy Murray
ANDY Murray moved into the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Andrey Kuznetsov on Wednesday, while on the outer courts the younger players appeared in control.The 49th-ranked Russian broke Murray’s serve in the first game, battling through four deuces to take the first point of the match. The world No2 dropped another serve in the first set, and one in the second, but otherwise allowed the 25-year-old little room as he closed out the match in 76 minutes.The women’s top seed Angelique Kerber booked her spot in the round of 16, beating Barbora Strycova in two sets, 6-3 7-6 (7/4)."I was just trying to be more aggressive, so that was my plan, to just to go for it, and (to make) her run," Kerber said.The German two-time Grand Slam champion will meet 22-year-old Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who downed Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-4.Other members of the younger generation also took charge.Ninth-ranked Madison Keys, 21, dismissed two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetso...
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