World No. 3 Andy Murray was too good for rising Greek- Australian star Nick Kyrgios on Saturday, beating the 20-year-old Australian 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Roland Garrosfourth round.
Murray showed his experience and guile in the much-billed third-round contest, taking advantage of an ailing Kyrgios – struggling with a right forearm injury – to prevail in just under two hours.
The 28-year-old Murray came into Roland Garros in the form of his life on clay, having won back-to-back titles in Munich – his first ATP title on the dirt – and Madrid, where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final.
The Scot has not lost a match since wedding long-time girlfriend Kim Sears on 11 April in Dunblane, compiling a 12-0 mark. Murray withdrew from his Rome third-round contest against David Goffin, citing fatigue.
Murray matched his best Roland Garros showing last year, when he reached the semi-finals (l. to Nadal). The right-hander is a winner of two Grand Slam championships, triumphing at the 2012 US Open and making history at Wimbledon 2013.
Kyrgios came into his first Roland Garros third-round match having not played a singles match since Monday. The Canberra native was given a walkover into the third round when Kyle Edmund withdrew ahead of their match on Thursday.
Last month, Kyrgios reached his first ATP World Tour final on the clay in Estoril, finishing runner-up to Richard Gasquet. The right-hander played his second Grand Slam quarter-final at the start of the year in Melbourne, losing to Murray.
Murray goes on to face either David Goffin or Jeremy Chardy.
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