Andy Murray began his comeback from a back injury with a win over Nicolas Mahut in straight sets. Murray only needed one break to seal the first set before winning the second in a tie-break. This performance will give Murray some much needed confidence as the Brit looks ahead to a huge grass court season. Lleyton Hewitt defeated the next big thing in Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets as the Australian showed patience in the rallies to oust the Bulgarian out of the tournament. Dan Evans continued his impressive run to beat Jarkko Nieminem in three sets whilst Feliciano Lopez defeated Julien Benneteau in straight sets. Both Marin Cilic and Tomas Berdych progressed to the next round after comfortable victories against their respective opponents.
Selected Second Round Results:
Murray (1) beat Mahut 6-3, 7-6
Berdych (2) beat De Bakker 6-1, 6-4
Cilic (5) beat Dodig 6-3, 6-4
Hewiit beat Dimitrov (10) 6-4, 6-3
Lopez beat Benneteau (11) 7-6, 6-4
Evans beat Nieminem (13) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Performance of the Day: Dan Evans for the 13th seed in Jarkko Nieminem in three well fought sets. Hugely impressive display which will bolster his confidence going into the first round at Wimbledon.
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