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Andy Murray takes on Grigor Dimitrov in third round of Miami Open live on Sky Sports

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02:  Andy Murray of Great Britain and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria after their Gentlemen's Singles quarter-final match on day nine of
Image: Andy Murray will meet Grigor Dimitrov at the Miami Open

Andy Murray returns to action at the Miami Open with a third round clash against Grigor Dimitrov tonight, live on Sky Sports from 8pm [BST].

The world No 2 started his title challenge with a straight sets win over Denis Istomin and will be hoping to extend his winning record against Dimitrov at the tournament in Florida.

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Back in 2014, the Bulgarian ended Murray's defence of his Wimbledon title, but the Scot has dealt impressively with Dimitrov since then, winning all three of their encounters.

In their most recent meeting, Murray fought back from a set down to claim a 4-6 7-6 7-5 victory at the Cincinnati Masters.

Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray at the 2013 Sony Open
Image: Murray holds a 6-2 head-to-head record over the Bulgarian

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Gael Monfils
Image: Gael Monfils could be Murray's next opponent

If Murray progresses, he will face either 16th seed Gael Monfils or Pablo Cuevas in the fourth round.

Monfils, a quarter-finalist at Indian Wells, could have his hands full against the in-form Cuevas, who has already claimed two titles in Brazil this year.

Sixth seed Kei Nishikori continues his title challenge against Alexandr Dolgopolov, while ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga takes on Roberto Bautista Agut, and Indian Wells finalist Milos Raonic is pitted against Jack Sock.

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Image: Nick Kyrgios faces American qualifier Tim Smyczek

Controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios also takes to the court as he faces American qualifier Tim Smyczek.

He was scolded for swearing at Indian Wells last week, which was the latest in a list of misdemeanours, but made a low-key appearance while cruising to a straight sets win over Marcos Baghdatis in the first round.  

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Pablo Cuevas celebrates his win over Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Rio Open
Image: Pablo Cuevas will be looking to upset flamboyant Frenchman Monfils

Cuevas claimed a recent win over Rafael Nadal and the Uruguayan could spring a surprise against the erratic Monfils.

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Novak Djokovic
Image: Novak Djokovic is aiming for a hat-trick of Miami titles

Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 win over Portugal's Joao Sousa.

Two-time defending champion Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassi's record of six career Miami titles, needed only 78 minutes to win his 12th match in a row at the hardcourt event and 26th in his past 27 Miami starts.

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Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Joao Sousa from the third round of the Miami Open

"That first set could have gone either way," world No 1 Djokovic said. "I managed to hit the right balls at the right moment and make it to the finish."

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