Tennis: Murray wins Brisbane title

BRISBANE: Scotland’s Andy Murray called on all his experience to defeat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-6, 6-4 and retain his Brisbane International title yesterday. In a high-class final, Murray came from 4-1 down in the first set and a break in the second to subdue the challenge of the talented Dimitrov. “I thought the standard of tennis was good today,” said Murray, admitting he had to change tactics during the first set after Dimitrov’s lightning start. “There were a lot of high-quality rallies and I needed to change a few things.” The victory gave Murray his 25th ATP career title and was the perfect preparation for the Australian Open beginning in just over a week.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 7^th, 2013.