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Murray wins Qatar Open
DOHA: Crowd favourite Andy Murray of
Britain on Saturday overcame a mid-match crisis to win
the season's first tournament, the $1.5m Qatar Open.
Third seed Murray beat surprise finalist Stanislas
Wawrinka of Switzerland in three sets, winning their
marathon final 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Murray, the 20-year-old born in Scotland,
won the top prize of $171,000.
Watched by nearly 5,000 fans at the Khalfa Tennis
Complex, Murray made up for his loss to Ivan Ljubicic of
Croatia in last year's final at the same venue. It was
Murray's fourth ATP Tour title and his first win over
Wawrinka, who came into the Doha title clash with 2-0
head-to-head card in his favour. |
