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BEIJING, Oct. 1-- Round of 32 action at the ongoing 2019 China Open here on Tuesday saw a home favorite take down a top-flight player, while other top seeds on both the men's and women's sides advanced with a few exceptions. Starting off the day on the Diamond court, former world No. 1 Andy Murray had his first match against a top-20 player since his hip surgery, needing two tie breaks to defeat 8th seeded (and world No. 13) Matteo Berrettini of Italy, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7). Murray played a very conservative game from the baseline, staying in rallies for the long haul and giving his opponent very little space on return. The two players held each other's services to love to 2-all in the opening set, before the Italian drew first blood, breaking Murray's service with play from the baseline every bit as aggressive as Murray's was muted. Murray would go on to get a break of his own to level the set at 5-all, and the two would serve out the remainder to take it to the tiebreak, where Murray stormed to the 7-2 margin with ease, sealing the set in just under an hour. The two players would trade breaks early in the second set before going on to serve out the rest of their games, requiring yet another tiebreak. Berrettini was put up more of a fight in the second go around, serving for the set twice but proving unable to convert and force a decider. Berrettini's aggressive forehand was both his best asset and his undoing, he hit 36 winners (20 off the forehand side) but almost as many (37) unforced errors, with 20 unforced coming off that side as well. | 
