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Andy Murray has revealed he was stalked around Europe by a hotel maid who once woke him by entering his bedroom and stroking his arm.The Wimbledon and Olympic champion believes the uninvited guest followed him to two tournaments after she was spotted at his hotels.Despite having a do not disturb sign on his door in the first incident, Murray said the maid let herself in and approached his bed before perching by his side and touching him.Murray, 29, described the behaviour as extreme after disclosing the startling information when asked to explain what the craziest thing one of his fans has done.In an interview promoting the International Premier Tennis League, Murray said: At one of the tournaments I played, a maid in the hotel ... I had a do not disturb sign on, on the door, and she came in and sat on my bed and started stroking my arm at about 7 in the morning when I was still sleeping, and then turned up at a couple more tournaments in the hotels that I was playing at in Rotterdam and Barcelona.I dont know if thats a fan thing -- thats a bit extreme -- but that happened.Tennis professionals spend much of the year living in hotels, away from home. Murray did not note the hotel or city in which the first encounter with the woman occurred.The mens and womens tours have tightened security around tournaments in recent years, with leading women particularly having been targeted by suspected stalkers.World No.2 Serena Williams has been repeatedly targeted, while tennis has been on heightened alert for over-zealous fans since April 1993, when Monica Seles was stabbed in the back while on court during a tournament in Hamburg.That was committed by a fan obsessed with Steffi Graf, Seles great rival, and kept its victim out of tennis for two years.Current players including Britains Heather Watson and Romanian Simona Halep have been subjected to menacing messages on social media. A man was jailed for two years in 2001 for stalking Martina Hingis and trespass after travelling to her then Zurich home.Murray, meanwhile, began his quest for a China Open title in confident fashion as he eased to a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Andreas Seppi in Beijing.It was the Murrays first outing since he defeated Guido Pella in their Davis Cup clash two weeks ago, in which the Scot picked up a small thigh injury. However, with Novak Djokovic missing from the draw in China, Murray now has a shot to displace the Serb as world No.1.I thought I did OK today considering I hadnt played much the last couple of weeks, I didnt arrive here until a couple of days ago. I can play better, Murray said in his post-match news conference.There was some good stuff in there. With each match Ill play better, hopefully. It was the first time I practiced on centre court, and played on centre court today. I wasnt that used to the speed of the court and how it felt out there.But I felt OK. 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It landed just left of the green, caught a ridge and rolled to 30 inches away to set up the eagle.Casey is at 15-under 198; the 39-year-old from England is going after his first PGA Tour win in seven years.To be sitting here at 66, Im obviously over the moon, Casey said. Even with the great ball striking, I found it difficult at the beginning, but to turn it around and have a lot of looks for birdies and make a few to come in, its been great.Brian Harman had a 68 and was three shots behind.PGA champion Jimmy Walker recovered from a rough start for a 70 and was four shots behind, along with Smylie Kaufman and Kevin Chappell, who had the lead until he was derailed by a double-bogey on the 12th hole.Casey has endured plenty of trauma on and off the course since winning the Houston Open in 2009, particularly a shoulder injury, and now has a cushion going into a final round that could be the biggest battle of the week at the TPC Boston.Remnants of Hurricane Hermine are expected Monday, so the starting times have been moved earlier to give the PGA Tour the best chance to finish. The forecast is for gusts that approach 40 mph at times, and spots of heavy showers.Until Caseys late finish, it was shaping up as a shootout.Louis Oosthuizen shot a 64 before the leaders even teed off and reached 9-under 204. Rory McIlroy made six birdies and an eagle to overcome a few mistakes for a 66. He also was at 204. And because of the wind, no one appeared to be running away with it.Chappell, still looking for his first PGA Tour victory, made a birdie at the 10th to get to 13 under until he came up short of the green on the 12th hole, into the native scrub; he blasted over the green and took double-bogey. Casey notiiced the leaderboard early, and the next time he saw the board, there were a lot more names.ddddddddddddThat didnt affect the shots he chose to play, though he was happy with the results -- especially the last one.Casey had 232 yards to the hole with the wind coming in and from the left. The wind picked up and his caddie, John McLaren, stopped him and called him off. The wind died slightly, and the fun wasnt over.It looked left, Casey said of his shot. And then the wind gusted and it went right. And after that, I was happy it got over.Casey was amazed by the low scoring, including his own, given the wind. The tour prepared for it by moving up several tees.A lot of guys were tearing it up, he said. Shows how good guys are out there.Casey has been through that before. Asked why he has only one PGA Tour victory -- he has 14 on the European Tour, mostly recently the KLM Open two years ago -- Casey pointed to his early years in the Tiger Woods era.They seemed to play the same schedule, and Casey said that made it even tougher. And then there were the injuries, which slowed his career. Casey said he has had no excuses the last couple of years, and he was determined to change that.All he has left is one more round, and what figures to be a day of nasty weather.Only five players were within five shots of the lead, including Ryan Moore (68) at 10-under 203.Dustin Johnson wasnt among them. He was a birdie away from tying for the 36-hole lead on Saturday. Starting the third round just three shots behind, Johnson stumbled to a 75 and was 11 shots back. Jordan Spieth didnt fare much better. He was five shots behind and had to rally with two late birdies for a 72. He is 10 behind.The top 70 in the FedEx Cup advance to the BMW Championship, which starts Thursday at Crooked Stick in Indiana. Casey was at No. 59 going into the Deutsche Bank, while Harman was at No. 67. Getting to the next FedEx Cup playoff event is no longer a concern. ' ' '