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Andy Murray was impressive in his first singles match since Wimbledon, winning in straight sets in Cincinnati.

Murray makes triumphant return at Western and Southern Open

Andy Murray looked sharp in his first singles match since Wimbledon, rolling to a straight-sets win over Richard Gasquet at the Western and Southern Open.

Murray defeated the veteran Frenchman 6-4 6-4 on a rainy day in Cincinnati, capitalising on a strong service game to advance.

Murray had 14 aces to just two double faults and won 81 per cent of points on his first serve while saving four of the five break points he faced.

A two-time champion at the ATP 1000 event, he will face the winner of Tuesday's match between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and ninth seed Hubert Hurkacz in the second round.

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Two players who shared a birthday Monday also prevailed on their big day.

On the day he turned 20, 11th seed Jannik Sinner defeated Federico Delbonis 6-2 7-5, while 10th seed Diego Schwartzman had to work a bit harder on his 28th birthday to down Daneil Evans 6-2 4-6 6-3.

Elsewhere, 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (7-0) 6-3, while 14th seed Alex de Minaur rallied to down Filip Krajinovic 0-6 6-4 6-4.

Other winners Monday included Karen Khachanov, Fabio Fognini, Lloyd Harris, Dominik Koepfer, Albert Ramos Vinolas and Mackenzie McDonald.

Among those set to play their opening matches Tuesday are third seed Alexander Zverev, who will face Harris, and sixth seed Denis Shapovalov, who plays Benoit Paire.

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