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MONACO - Andy Murray started his clay-court season in style by beating Viktor Troicki 6-0, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The third-seeded Briton had to rally from two sets down before getting the better of the Serb in last years French Open fourth round, but this victory was much more comfortable. "Normally when I come here I usually find I need a few matches to get adjusted," said Murray, who lost to seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in last years semifinals. "But I played very well, it was a very good first match." Murray had spent a few days practicing on clay in Florida before heading to the Mediterranean. "The sooner I can get on this surface for me the better," Murray said. "It was good that I stayed in the States and actually got sort of four or five days on the clay there before coming (here). I was sliding pretty well on the court. Normally thats the thing that takes time to get used to. "I wasnt getting that many free points with the serve. I was using it more to set the way I was playing the points up rather than going for free points, which sometimes on this court is important." Murray didnt face a single break point in improving to 6-0 against Troicki. He led 4-0 in the opening set after 17 minutes and closed it out by sending a forehand down the line. The Briton broke twice in the second set, sealing victory when Troickis backhand went wide. Murray is being helped with his clay game by coach Ivan Lendl, who won three French Opens in eight grand slam titles plus two Monte Carlo Masters among his 94 career victories. "He only arrived this morning so hes getting no credit for today," Murray joked. "But hell help me (over) the next five, six weeks." Murray next plays either Austrias Jurgen Melzer or Julien Benneteau of France. Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also reached the third round, saving all six breakpoints in a 6-2, 6-4 win against Philipp Kohlschreiber. Tsonga, who was serenaded with a brief rendition of Happy Birthday from the crowd to celebrate turning 27, served five aces and broke three times. "I had some worrying moments because I was almost broken several times," said Tsonga, who regularly used the drop shot to get out of trouble. "But I played well on the important points." The Frenchman next plays 13th-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who rallied from a set down for the second straight match in winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 against Ivan Dodig of Croatia. Kei Nishikori of Japan, the No. 12 seed, advanced to the second round after a 6-2, 7-5 win against Spains Albert Ramos, who lost in the Grand Hassan II final last Sunday to Spanish countryman Pablo Andujar. Andujar also progressed to the second round, but had to rally from a set down to get past Argentinas Federico Delbonis 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, No. 11 Juan Monaco of Argentina limped out of his match against Dutchman Robin Haase with the score at 7-5, 0-6, 2-3. 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After one agonizing playoff game away, Getzlaf came roaring back to put the Ducks in command of their series with Dallas. Getzlaf had a goal and two assists in his return from injury, and the Ducks scored four power-play goals in a 6-2 victory over the Stars on Friday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Getzlaf became the Ducks career post-season scoring leader with a dynamic performance that betrayed no problems from his undisclosed upper-body injury -- except maybe, he acknowledged, on a horrendous first-period giveaway to Jamie Benn for Dallas first goal. "I thought I got better as the game went on," Getzlaf said. "I felt more and more comfortable. The crowd was unbelievable. Everything was fired right up. They give us so much energy." Game 6 is Sunday in Dallas. The Ducks captain, who got hit in the face with a slap shot in the series opener, now has 66 playoff points, surpassing Teemu Selannes 64 in franchise history. Corey Perry also had a goal and two assists for the top-seeded Ducks, who broke open a tight game early in the third period and confidently moved to the brink of the second round after dropping the last two games in Dallas. Getzlaf and Perry led the way, putting Anaheim one win away from just its second playoff series victory since its only Stanley Cup title in 2007. "Every time you get your captain back, its going to make you feel better," Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. "Its like your big brother is back. Guys felt a little more secure, and he came out and had a great game." Nick Bonino, Mathieu Perreault, Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell also scored for Anaheim, which set a franchise record for playoff power-play goals. The Ducks chased Kari Lehtonen with five goals on their first 21 shots. Shawn Horcoff also scored for the Stars, who couldnt score on seven power-play chances. Despite the lopsided final score, the Stars regretted a missed opportunity. 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The home team has won every game in this bad-tempered, physical series, and it got even uglier when Dallas forward Ryan Garbutt got a game misconduct in the first period of Game 5 for spearing Perry in the groin, leaving the Ducks top goal-scorer on the ice in agony during a line change. "I was just coming back to the bench and got careless with my stick," Garbutt said. "It was deliberate," Boudreau countered. "It wasnt an accident. It was pretty dirty." After Boninos opening goal, Anaheim had a five-minute power play after Garbutts spearing penalty. After Getzlaf handed Benn his third goal of the series, the Ducks went back ahead 26 seconds later when Francois Beauchemins slap shot deflected off Rakell, the 20-year-old Swedish rookie appearing in just his second career playoff game. Horcoff trimmed Anaheims lead with his first goal of the series on a loose puck in the slot. After the Ducks barely thwarted a prolonged Dallas push to close the second period, Silfverberg got his first goal of the series early in the third with a one-timer off a behind-the-net pass from Cogliano. "I thought our second period was pretty good," Benn said. "We came in here, tried to regroup and come out with the same effort, but they jumped on us early. We took a stupid penalty, and that was it." Getzlaf chased Lehtonen after Perry forced a turnover by Brenden Dillon. Perry then got the Ducks fourth power-play goal 2:19 later after Trevor Daley left him alone in front of Tim Thomas, the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy winner with Boston. NOTES: The Ducks scratched D Hampus Lindholm with a stiff neck and dressed D Luca Sbisa for the first time in the series. Boudreau praised Sbisas performance. ... Dillon suited up for the Stars for the first time in the series after getting hurt late in the regular season. Dallas scratched D Patrik Nemeth, who got injured in Game 4. .... 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