Wednesday 3 October 2012 15:56, UK
Defending champion Andy Murray dropped only three games as he progressed through to the third round of the Japan Open with a 6-1 6-2 success over Lukas Lacko.
Meanwhile, in first round action, third seed Janko Tipsarevic survived a scare to beat Gilles Simon. The Serbian was broken twice in the opening set by the unseeded Simon but bounced back to put away the Frenchman 4-6 6-3 6-1 in two hours, 24 minutes. Fourth-seed Juan Monaco of Argentina routed qualifier Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-1 to also progress to the second round.
