Federer, Murray move on in Cincinnati
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Mason, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Roger Federer fended off a challenge but emerged a second-round winner at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday afternoon.
The second-seeded super Swiss dropped the second set against Canadian challenger Vasek Pospisil, but rebounded to turn in a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-2 victory on the hardcourts.
Federer's next opponent is Gael Monfils, who needed less than an hour to upend 13th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut.
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Andy Murray defeated Joao Sousa 6-3, 6-3 in his opening match earlier in the day. The eighth-seeded Murray, who received a bye into the second round, won this Masters 1000 event in 2008 and 2011, beating Novak Djokovic each time. Murray will face 11th-seeded American John Isner in the third round.
Isner, who lost to Rafael Nadal in last year's Cincinnati final, bested Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 7-6 (7-1).
While Murray easily advanced, Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov made quick exits after also being given byes.
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The fourth-seeded Berdych lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu, while the seventh-seeded Dimitrov fell 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz.
Canadian slugger Milos Raonic, seeded fifth, breezed past Robby Ginepri, while sixth-seeded David Ferrer survived Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), in a two-hour, 41-minute marathon.
Marin Cilic, Fabio Fognini and Tommy Robredo -- seeded 14 through 16, respectively -- all advanced in straight sets. Robredo will battle Djokovic in the third round after eliminating American wild card Sam Querrey.
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Another American did move on, however, as Steve Johnson downed ninth-seeded Ernests Gulbis, 6-4, 6-4.
Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny and Frenchman Julien Benneteau also moved on. Youzhny knocked off Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, last week's Rogers Cup champion, in an opening-round match on Tuesday.
The winner of this U.S. Open Series tournament will earn $638,850.