World number two Murray committed 47 errors in the first two sets, including 31 off his forehand, and converted only 4-of-12 break points before finding his form in the third set
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At a time when Murray is looking to add Grand Slam titles to his collection, he has always stressed that retaining his Olympic title was one of his biggest priorities of 2016 and that showed during an exhilarating final played in a partisan atmosphere in Rio de Janeiro
Murray cruised through the first set, before world number 22 Johnson levelled after breaking the Briton’s serve in the first game of the second set
The 29-year-old Murray, the reigning Olympic champion, won 6-3 6-1 to set up a third round contest against Italy’s Fabio Fognini or Benoit Paire of France
Murray broke Raonic’s serve only once in the match, while the Canadian had some chances in the third set but failed to convert
“I thought it was a good match, a lot of long rallies. John moves well and doesn’t make too many unforced errors,” Murray later said in an interview.
“When you go indoors it slows the conditions down a bit. So, it wasn’t easy to hit too many winners
Murray, seeded second and a top-title tip, never lost a serve during his one-and-three-quarter-hour victory as he begins the bid for a second home grand-slam title
McEnroe was courtside for the final in his role as coach to Raonic, with the American’s old adversary, Ivan Lendl, in the opposite corner after rejoining the Murray camp this week
“I had two very successful years working with Ivan, he’s single minded and knows what it takes to win the big events. I’m looking forward to Ivan joining the team again and helping me try and reach my goals,” he was quoted on his official website
According to The Times, Sophia Olivia is contrary to the expectation that Murray and Sears would opt for a traditionally Scottish name
Of the Serb’s sextet of triumphs on the Rod Laver Arena, four have now come at the expense of Murray, who is still without a victory from his five outings in the final of the first Grand Slam event of the year
The 25-year-old saved three break-points in the next game, and then held the advantage to close out the set with a huge serve down the “T”.
Having missed break point chances at 1-0 and 3-2 in the second set, Murray had to bid his time
Sears, who is Andy Murray’s father-in-law, received medical attention after appearing to fall down some stairs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne while Ivanovic was leading 6-4, 1-0 in the third-round match
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Both players battled out a tight first set as neither gave away their serve
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