Neil Robertson powers past Mark Davis and into second round of Scottish Open with stylish display

Neil Robertson turned on the style to secure his place in the second round of the Scottish Open with a 4-1 victory over Mark Davis.

The 2017 Scottish Open champion made breaks of 104, 61, 52 and 92 to see off his opponent.

The world No. 63 raced into a 1-0 lead courtesy of some impressive cue ball control and a break of 80, prompted by a long plant on reds.

And Davis thought he was back in business in the second frame before he missed a red along the top cushion to give his opponent a reprieve.

Robertson responded with a majestic century – finishing on 104 – to make Davis duly pay and level the scores.

Robertson made another delightful break of 61 to take the lead in the match, and he claimed a third consecutive frame despite missing a black while leading 52-0 just moments after telling off a spectator.

Davis failed to take advantage, though, missing a fine cut on a red to centre pocket, as Robertson saw out the frame.

Robertson was pleased with his performance but admitted that he was relieved his opponent could not build on a promising start.

Speaking in the Eurosport studio afterwards, he said: “Yes, it’s good. Mark had a great start. In the first frame, he made a really good break. And then the second frame he is in there when he missed a tough red along the cushion.

“If that goes in, he goes 2-0 up and then I’m in big trouble. I don’t think I’d scored a point up until that stage.

“He lost a bit of the cue ball and then I was able to kind of get back the momentum.”

“After that I slept for like 12 hours a day the next three days,” he said.

“This one is nowhere near as bad. I’m able to practice properly and it’s just a bit of a blocked nose and stuff like that. But I’m totally fine to play this week.”

Meanwhile, Mark Selby is also into the second round following a 4-2 win over Aaron Hill.

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