[穆瑞] Murray through as Pavel retires
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Murray through as Pavel retires
Tennis replay - Murray v Pavel
Andy Murray made unexpectedly swift progress into round two of the
Australian Open as Romania's Andrei Pavel retired with a back injury.
The British number one was leading 6-2 3-1 on a sweltering Rod Laver
Arena when Pavel called it quits.
Pavel, 34, was not expected to pose a serious threat with a ranking of
1,140 and victory looked inevitable as Murray broke three times in 45 minutes.
The Scot, 21, goes on to face Teimuraz Gabashvili or Marcel Granollers.
"It's a little bit windy," Murray told BBC Sport afterwards.
"The conditions are so fast from one end and a little bit slower from the
other so I would have liked to have played a few more games but I'll go out
and practise a bit more today.
The week before Wimbledon is the toughest week and once you actually get
into the tournament it's fine
Andy Murray
"I think I've prepared very well. It just would have been nice to get the
feeling of the court a little bit - with each match you play you're going to
feel a bit more confident.
"But I've prepared as well as I can and I have to trust that."
With the temperature nudging 37C it was no surprise that the match began
at a gentle pace, but Murray made the breakthrough in game five and never
looked back.
Another break followed and Pavel called for the trainer to get treatment
on his back after dropping the first set.
The Romanian returned to action and took the first game of the second
set to love but that was to be the end of any real challenge.
He was broken again in game three and after slipping 3-1 behind
approached the net and shook hands with Murray, before asking for assistance
to carry his bag off court.
For Murray, it was the easiest possible start as he deals with the
pressure of trying to become the first British male Grand Slam champion
for 73 years.
"It's always the build-up - the week before Wimbledon is the toughest week -
and once you actually get into the tournament it's fine," he said.
"When you're playing matches it keeps you occupied and you don't worry about
the pressure so much.
"Now that the first match is out of the way I'm sure I'll be OK."
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