Andy Murray battles past Stanislas Wawrinka to win the European Open

Andy Murray, on Sunday, defeated World .18 Stanislas Wawrinka in European Open final. former World .1's comeback from surgery continued in full flow after he registered his first ATP singles title since 2017. Murray came from a set down to beat Wawrinka 3-6 6-4 6-4.

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Andy Murray: Against All Odds

Early on it seemed like Andy Murray would fall short of a perfect ending. Former World .3 Stan Wawrinka played aggressive tennis from baseline keeping Murray at bay. Murray who was playing for fourth consecutive singles day, after three-setters in both quarterfinal and semifinal, seemed to run out of steam. But Murray’s tremark resilience was back as he weared storm to come back from a set down to win title.  

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Andy Murray’s win in Antwerp was his first since Dubai Championship 2017, at which time he was World .1. He went through a career-threatening hip surgery in January. Since his comeback in August, he has played six tournaments but has never been past quarters. world . 243, Murray, has improved as this ATP 250 event wore on to become lowest-ranked ATP Tour champion since . 355 Pablo Andujar in Marrakech last year.

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"It means a lot. past few years have been extremely difficult. Both me and Stan have h a lot of injury problems in past couple of years. Amazing to be back playing against him in a final like that. I think it was a great match," Murray said on court after his victory. "I didn't expect to be in this position at all, so I'm very happy."

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Stanislas Wawrinka himself was looking for his first title since undergoing two left knee surgeries in 2017. With both players holding ir end, playing out a thriller, it seems like y are well and truly back from ir respective injuries troubles to ir best. This was second time that Andy Murray claimed an ATP Tour crown by winning his quarter-final, semi-final and championship match in a deciding set. or instance was 2016 Fever-Tree Championships.