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Injury helps Murray through

Author: Lynda Collins
Date: 30/05/2009

Andy Murray made it through to round four of the French Open as opponent Janko Tipsarevic was forced to retire when two sets down to the world number three.

Murray, much fancied in the sportsbook as the man to upset Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's domination, looked to be in trouble at 5-2 down in the first set, but he roared back to take the set on a tiebreak.

Tipsarevic then needed treatment for an injury and struggled through much of the second set, which he lost 6-3 before being forced to quit.

Murray's next opponent will by Croat Marin Cilic, the 13th seed, who saw off Radek Stepanek 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 in round three.

World number on Nadal swept into round four with a straight sets demolition of Lleyton Hewitt, with the Australian winning just five games in the match.

Eighth seed Fernando Verdasco and tenth seed Nikolay Davydenko eased into the fourth round, but seventh seed Gilles Simon was thrashed in straight sets by Romania's Victor Hanescu.

Fourteenth seed David Ferrer also crashed put, losing 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 to Sweden's Robin Soderling.

There was a major shock in the women's draw, as Venus Williams was dumped out in straight sets by Hungarian 29th seed Agnes Szavay.

However, top seed Dinara Safina thrashed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-0, while defending champion Ana Ivanovic eased past Iveta Benesova 6-0, 6-2.

Jeev Milkha Singh and Michael Lorenzo-Vera lead the way at the halfway point of the European Open at the London Golf Club, with the duo on eight under-par, one clear of Lorenzo-Vera's French compatriot Christian Cevaer and England's Anthony Wall.

Home golfer Steve Stricker carded a second consecutive round of 63 to lead the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Texas after 36 holes.

Wigan Warriors reached the semi-finals of rugby league's Carnegie Challenge Cup with a 28-6 victory over Salford City Reds at the JJB Stadium.

In rugby union the Newport-Gwent Dragons secured a place in next season's Heineken Cup with a 42-17 play-off victory over Italian side Calvisano.

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