Walton edges past Buse 6-4 6-3 in Cincinnati first round

Adam Walton needed only two sets to see off Ignacio Buse 6-4 6-3 in the Round of 64 in Cincinnati, the Australian controlling proceedings from the baseline behind a first delivery that Buse could barely touch. Walton landed 65.5 percent of his first serves and won a commanding 91.7 percent of those points, a figure that dwarfed the Peruvian's 63.3 percent. Buse, for his part, hit four aces without a single double fault and was the steadier man behind his second ball, winning 62.5 percent against Walton's 31.6, but he never found the openings to turn that edge into a set. The win moves Walton into the next round of the Masters 1000.