Murray wins after slow start

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The British number one will have high hopes for the tournament after reaching the semi-finals in Toronto last week, claiming a first win over Novak Djokovic before a creditable performance in defeat to Rafael Nadal.

But he began sluggishly, going a break down against his fellow 21-year-old before clawing his way back and then racing through the second set.

Murray was troubled by a long-standing knee injury against Nadal and needed a scan before competing in Cincinnati, but ultimately it was his movement and retrieving that frustrated Querrey as he ran out of ideas and belief.

Murray made the worst possible start as he was broken to love in only the second game.

Querrey's big serving and hard hitting was causing the Scot all sorts of trouble but he managed to open his account in the fourth game, and three games later he got the break back as the erratic side of his opponent's game came out.

Errors were free-flowing from both men in a low-quality start but Murray managed to level things up at 4-4.

The British number one won their only previous meeting in Newport, Rhode Island, but that was two years ago when Querrey was still ranked outside the top 200.

The American has made giant strides since then, clinching his first ATP Tour title in Las Vegas in March and breaking into the world's top 50.

He also reached the quarter-finals in Cincinnati last year, and was still landing enough big blows to take Murray to a tie-break, but another wild ground stroke gave the eighth seed an immediate mini-break and he never looked likely to let the advantage slip.