Britain's Andy Murray progressed to the last 16 of the Western &
Southern Open in Cincinnati with a 6-3 6-3 win over Portugal's Joao
Sousa.
The number eight seed broke Sousa, 25, in his opening service game and wrapped up victory in an hour and 11 minutes.
British number one Murray, 27, will face American John Isner or Australian Marinko Matosevic in the next round.
Fellow Briton James Ward is currently playing France's Julien Benneteau in the second round.
"I got the win and that's the most important thing," said Murray, who was beaten by eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Rogers Cup quarter-finals in Toronto last week.
"It's very different conditions here this week and a lot of the guys are struggling to control the ball, so I was happy to come through. It's a good start."
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