18 Aug 2011

Top men seeds cruise at Cincinnati

6:53 pm on 18 August 2011

The men's tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat as he routed American Ryan Harrison 6-2 6-3 to breeze into the third round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament in Cincinnatti.

The reigning Wimbledon champion continued his near perfect summer and is 54-1 in singles matches this season.

The second seed Rafael Nadal beat the French qualifier Julien Benneteau 6-4 7-5 despite having to play with two fingers on his right hand in bandages after burning them on a hot plate.

And the fourth, Britain's Andy Murray defeated Argentine David Nalbandian 6-4 6-1.

Others to progress to the third round include the sixth and seventh seeds Gael Monfils and Mardy Fish.