13 Aug 2009

Another good win for Ferrero

6:48 pm on 13 August 2009

Unseeded Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero has had a convincing win at the Montreal Masters tennis tournament to set up a third round meeting with Andy Murray.

Ferrero pushed out 13th seed Gael Monfils in straight sets (6-3 7-6) after a similar first round win which saw him topple Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-4.

The former world number one was ranked outside the top 100 just three months ago and had to qualify to gain a spot in the tournament.

But Ferrero seems to have found his old form, with his recent wins catapaulting him to 29th on the world rankings.

Ferrero will next square off against third seed Andy Murray.

The pair last met at the Wimbledon quarter-finals which Murray won in staright sets.

This tournament is a leadup event to the US open at the end of the month.