Canadian Open: Andy Murray fights hard to overcome Max Purcell in Toronto

Andy Murray won the Canadian Open successful 2009, 2010 and 2015

Andy Murray fought hard to flooded Australian qualifier Max Purcell to scope the past 16 astatine the Canadian Open.

Murray volition look Italian seventh effect Jannik Sinner for a spot successful the quarter-finals.

Also done to the adjacent circular is Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, 20, who defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6 (7-3) successful his second-round tie.

The Spanish satellite fig 1 volition look Poland's Hubert Hurkacz aft coming done a competitory brushwood with 20-year-old Shelton.

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There was small to abstracted Murray and Purcell successful the opening stages and though Murray took the archetypal acceptable connected a tie-break, satellite fig 78 Purcell rallied successful the 2nd to unit a deciding set.

Purcell, 25, went a interruption up aboriginal but three-time Grand Slam victor Murray held his service astatine 4-2 down to commencement his fightback.

At 5-5, Murray was capable to clasp again and borderline up earlier breaking Purcell's service successful the 12th crippled of the acceptable to triumph the match.

Meanwhile, Murray has spoken of his enjoyment astatine watching Alcaraz successful enactment - particularly erstwhile helium is taking risks.

"The happening that I emotion astir watching him is the state that helium plays with, and portion of that is youth, I think. I conscionable anticipation helium doesn't suffer that," Murray told the ATP website.

"Sometimes it looks a small spot kamikaze, but helium conscionable is wholly instinctive. And I emotion that."

Both Murray and Alcaraz are preparing for the US Open, which starts connected 28 August successful New York. Alcaraz is reigning champion aft beating Norwegian Casper Ruud past twelvemonth to triumph his archetypal Grand Slam title.

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