World No. 1 Andy Murray overcame an offensive assault from Juan Martin del Potro to book his spot in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros on Saturday. Murray secured his place in the second week with a 7-6(8), 7-5, 6-0 victory, prevailing after a tense two hours and 53 minutes. He spoiled del Potro's 100th Grand Slam match, firing 44 winners and converting six of 17 break chances. Last year's runner-up Murray is into the fourth round for the eighth time in 10 appearances on the Parisian clay. The Scot avoided a third consecutive four-set affair to open the tournament, but was still made to work against the former World No. 4 del Potro. "It was definitely [my best...
Seventh seed Marin Cilic surged into the Roland Garros fourth round on Saturday, dismissing Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 47 minutes. Cilic recorded his 100th tour-level clay-court win as he broke Lopez seven times, benefitting from 29 unforced errors off the Spaniard's racquet, while striking 31 winners of his own. "I played extremely well today," said Cilic. "And I would say the conditions were a little bit slower today than these other days. When we started the court was quite heavy, and I felt that suited me much more than Feliciano. "I was returning extremely well today. So that helped me to neutralise his big serve. And then off the ground I was playing really, really...