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Murray clinches China Open title
Andy Murray has clinched his first ever China Open title with a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the final in Beijing on Sunday.
The world number two continued his record of not having dropped a single set in the tournament, overcoming Dimitrov 6-4 7-6[2] to continue his fine form.
Murray, seeded first due to the injury withdrawal of Novak Djokovic, got off to a perfect start in the final when he broke Dimitrov in the very first game, and that was all that was needed for the Scot to clinch the opening set.
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Dimitrov created just one break point throughout the duration of the opener, and there weren’t many signs of him troubling Murray too much against serve in the second set too.
Indeed, the Wimbledon and Olympic champion looked on course for victory when he broke again in the fifth game, but when serving for the championship Murray finally slipped up, losing to love as Dimitrov kept his slim hopes alive.
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