Baraka leads Russian Open

Kariem Baraka revealed some advice from his uncle and double Masters champion Bernhard Langer helped him maintain his lead in the BMW Russian Open at the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.

The 26-year-old German began the second day with a two-shot advantage and although his one-under-par round of 71 allowed Swede Henrik Nystrom to draw level at 10 under, he is well set for the weekend.

“I have been up there (leading) a few times and you just have to play your own game and see what happens in the end,” he said.

“There is no point in putting too much pressure on yourself or letting others put pressure on you.

“I have spoken to Bernhard about this before and he told me not to look at the leaderboard because anything that is on there puts you under pressure.”