Andy Murray makes a winning return at the Rogers Cup

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Andy Murray was back to winning ways in his first competitive match since Wimbledon at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Montreal, otherwise known as the Rogers Cup.

After receiving a bye in the first round, Andy Murray took one hour and 33 minutes to beat Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-2.

After the win, the world number three Andy Murray claimed that he needs to work on his match sharpness and wants a good run of games in this tournament especially as he has been in Miami to work on his game in the weeks leading up to the Rogers Cup.

He also admitted that the match was tougher than the scoreline suggests, claiming both players had their chances but Jeremy Chardy made a few more errors and Andy Murray was able to raise his game when needed.

Andy Murray will now face Gael Monfils or Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Montreal Rogers Cup third round.

Another top seed playing his first match of the tournament was world number one Roger Federer. A rain delay forced Roger Federer to wait for his return to tennis action since Wimbledon and had a tough time against his second round opponent Frederic Niemeyer.

Roger Federer came through winning 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 whilst Frederic Niemeyer, who is retiring at the end of the season, played with the spirit like he had nothing to lose and even saved three match points before Roger Federer eventually wrapped up the win.

Roger Federer reflected on his opening match, saying he was pleased with his performance as he played the big points well, especially as his opponent was playing in front of his home crowd.

Another player playing in front of his home crowd was Peter Polansky, who gave the world number four Novak Djokovic a run for his money in the second round of the Montreal Rogers Cup.

Novak Djokovic looked far from his best as he beat Peter Polansky 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) and will face either Mikhail Youzhny (who beat the 14th seed Marin Cilic) or John Isner in the ATP Montreal Masters third round.

Scheduled to play later today are the world number six Juan Martin Del Potro against Jan Hernych, world number five Andy Roddick against Igor Andreev, and the world number two Rafael Nadal against David Ferrer.

As the tennis season draws to a close, the world's top eight players will battle it out to be the champion of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which takes place at the London O2 Arena from November 22.

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