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Murray wins season opener

Andy Murray enroute to Doha victory

British number one Andy Murray has beaten Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 4-6 6-2 to win the Qatar Open in Doha.

The British number one recovered from a nervous start to beat the Swiss 6-4 4-6 6-2 at the Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha.

Murray, ranked 11 in the world, was runner-up to Ivan Ljubicic in last year's final, but made amends this time round.

He was able to put a poor second set quickly behind him to break Wawrinka's serve in the crucial first game of the third and then held his own service to take a 2-0 lead.

The Scot almost pressed home the advantage in an intense third game, but Wawrinka recovered seven break points to remain in touch.

But Murray held serve and was able to capitalise in the seventh game to break Wawrinka again and take a 5-2 lead before efficiently dispatching his final service game to take the deciding set.

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