Summary
World No. 2 Andy Murray was given a tough test but pushed his way past Marcel Granollers 6-4 7-6(3) in his opening match at the BNP Paribas Open in California Saturday. Murray led Great Britain to a Davis Cup victory over Japan last week, but apart from that team event had not competed since his Australian Open final loss to Novak Djokovic on Jan. 31 .
Raonic, playing for the first time since a groin injury contributed to his heartbreaking five-set semifinal loss to Murray at the Australian Open, was delighted with his form.
Second seed Kerber has been in a bit of slump since beating Serena Williams in the Australian Open final, losing three of her past four matches.
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