Murray shakes off injury to win, Hrbaty beaten

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 21 (Reuters) Andy Murray showed his fighting spirit when he defeated last year's finalist Max Mirnyi 7-6 6-4 despite an injury at the Nottingham Open today.

Unseeded Andreas Seppi of Italy upset second seed Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 7-5 7-5 in the second round.

Champion Richard Gasquet moved one step closer to successfully defending his crown by beating Italian Daniele Bracciali 7-5 6-3.

The 19-year-old Murray, who hurt his ankle in yesterday's first round, struggled with Mirnyi's serve-and-volley game but fought through to take the first set in 43 minutes.

In the second set, with the wind sweeping across the court, the British wildcard relied on solid returns to unsettle the 1.95 metres tall Belarussian.

''I thought I did pretty well today bar a few bad backhands,'' Murray said.

Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan, 2004 winner, lost 7-6 6-7 7-5 to qualifier Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia&Montenegro.

Spaniard Feliciano Lopez got off to a weak start against Paul Goldstein before clinching a 3-6 6-2 6-3 victory over the American.

REUTERS VJ BST0129