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MELBOURNE, Australia - Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray beat Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to begin another quest to win an elusive Australian Open title.Playing in the newly refurbished Margaret Court Arena, Murray trailed 4-1 in the third set before coming back to level the set and then dominate Bhambri, the 2009 Australian Open junior champion, in the tiebreaker.Murray has reached the final of the Australian Open three times, losing to Roger Federer in 2010 and Novak Djokovic in 2011 and 2013.In between those losses to Djokovic, Murray won his first major at the 2012 U.S. Open and followed that up with a second Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 2013.Murray said it was a tricky match for him and that he was impressed with Bhambri, a 22-year-old former No. 1-ranked junior.He played very close to the baseline on that court, coming forward a lot, Murray said. Even when I was hitting good returns, he was changing the direction of the ball very quickly and coming to the net. He had good hands, solid volleys and made it tough.Murray practiced on the arenas new court two days ago when it was cloudy and cool. It was a different story on Monday under sunny skies and warmer conditions.The court was livelier, Murray said. The court isnt way faster, but obviously when you play in quicker conditions, the ball travels through the air quicker. Also maybe down to the way he was playing as well ... hitting the ball very flat and coming to the net a lot.Murray, who next plays big-serving Australian Marinko Matosevic, has a tough draw that could involve a quarterfinal match against Roger Federer.I need to continue serving well, Murray said of Matosevic. When you play against a big guy who likes to go for his shots, if you can keep good weight and depth ... that can frustrate them. 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"He was a freelance so he worked for a number of trainers," Martin said. "I would say its a freak accident." The horse, Tawneys Wish, died of what Woodbine Racetrack officials said was believed to be a heart attack. The three-year-old dark filly had one start this year and $368 in winnings. Mike Pownall, an equine veterinarian, said the horses cause of death wont be known until a necropsy is performed. "Its like when you find those athletes that suddenly die and you find theres a heart defect, that would be the human equivalency," Pownall said. "You have no idea it was existing, or you could prevent it, or you could do anything to allter the course.dddddddddddd" In 2011, Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze was riding his horse Hickstead in Italy when the animal suddenly collapsed and died of an acute aortic rupture. The horse had carried Lamaze to gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics in show jumping. The Ontario Racing Commission, which requires a necropsy whenever a racehorse dies, collects information for a database on common racehorse injuries in the hopes of minimizing future problems, Pownall said. Pownall said working with horses carries inherent risk and those involved in the industry are all too aware of what can go wrong. "They know the potential for unexplained, sudden things to happen," he said. "Its a hazard of the job." But in the tight-knit horseracing community in Canada, word travels fast when there is an injury or fatality, he said. "I was sad for the horse, sad for the rider. Nobody wants that. Im proud of the riders that go out there every day and proud of the horses that go out there," he said, adding that Woodbine Racetrack is a "well-regarded track" in terms of safety standards. Officials from the provincial Ministry of Labour are investigating the accident. A necropsy on the horse is set to be performed at the University of Guelph. ' ' '