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Jankovic out as Nadal and Williams go through
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-03-30 11:08
"I definitely think I could have played better. But I had a few little jitters going out there -- no one wants to go out in their first match," said Williams. Serena's sister Venus got off to a slow start but found her form to defeat spirited Israeli Shahar Peer 6-3 6-3 and ensure a meeting with German Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the next round. In the men's event, fourth-seed Andy Murray of Britain had to graft for his 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Argentine Juan Monaco. The Scot had his serve broken twice in the first set and then faced a 0-40 deficit in the first game of the second set, but fought back to hold his serve and then took a firm grip on the match. "The only thing that matters really is winning," he said. "If I played great today and lost then I'm sure everybody would be pretty negative about it. Murray will play Chile's Nicolas Massu, a three-set victor over American Mardy Fish, in the next round. |
