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In first-round action completed on the day, second seed Tomas Berdych was beaten by Pablo Cuevas, going down 6-4 6-4.

“This guy, even when he’s not playing his best, he can beat me the way he did today”. Paire did manage to break back once, but it wasn’t enough as Djokovic proved to be too dominant at the end.

Novak Djokovic won his rain-delayed opening match, beating Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in 1 hour, 39 minutes.

But once a fan realised who was behind the counter, Murray, who ended his eight-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic at the Montreal Masters last week, happily posed for photographs.

The last loss she’s had on hard on home soil came in the final in Cincinnati two years ago, losing to Victoria Azarenka in a third set tie-break.

Djokovic will face fifth-seeded Stan Wawrinka, who beat him for the French Open title.

This week’s Montreal Masters will be the first outing since Wimbledon for a number of the top players, whose need for time on the court is reflected in a remarkable line-up in the doubles competition. The Murrays, who played together in Britain’s Davis Cup victory...

The 30-year-old German stunned the tennis world when he knocked out two times champion Rafael Nadal on Thursday.