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London, Jun 28 (EFE).- Spanish great Rafael Nadal struggled to get comfortable again on the Wimbledon grass following a three-year absence, but he raised his level late in the match to defeat Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the second round. Nadal jumped out to an early lead at …
Andy Murray overcame a slow start and a third set service break to beat Taro Daniel 1-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of Indian Wells on Friday and notch his 700th career win.
With the victory, the Briton became the 18th player of the Open era to achieve the feat on the ATP Tour.
"This was a target that I set for myself on the back end of last year," Murray said in an on-court interview.
"It's a lot of wins obviously, and I'm very happy to get it here.
"Let's go for 800 now."