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 | Murray started with tough win over Baghdatis in Tokyo5-10-2011 |
Number 2 in the scheme Andy Murray (Britain) started with a victory participation of tennis tournament in the Japanese capital Tokyo, with a prize fund $ 1.2 million.
In the first round Murray beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 7:6 (7:4), 2:6, 6:4. For Murray, who participated in the tournament in Tokyo for the first time since 2006, this is the first victory against Baghdatis in the last five games between the two.
Scot trailing 1-3 in the decisive third set but won five of the next six games to reach victory. In the first round eliminated No. 6 in the scheme Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia), who lost in a controversial match Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (7:3) and 5:7. Fourth placed Mardy Fish (USA) qualified for the third round of the tournament after Ernests Gulbis success over (Latvia) 6-2, 6-4.