Published 18:00 IST, October 16th 2019

Andy Murray wins his first ATP Tour match in Europe in 16 months

Former World No 1 Andy Murray managed to register his first win on European soil in 16 months as he beat Kimmer Coppejans at the European Open in Antwerp.

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Sir Andrew Baron Murray, better kwn as Andy Murray, has slowly but steily come back to winning ways as he registered his first ATP singles match win on European soil in last 16 months. On Tuesday, British tennis player beat Belgian wild card Kimmer Coppejans 6-4, 7-6 (4) at European Open in Antwerp. This is a morale-boosting win for  three-time Grand Slam winner, having returned recently from a hip injury that kept him out for most of 2018 and this year. So, is  old Andy Murray back?

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Murray registers first European ATP win over last 16 months

former World 1 and two-time Olympic champion, Andy Murray last won a match in Europe when he defeated one of his long-time rivals, Stanislas Wawrinka at Eastbourne in July 2018. After recent win against Coppejans, Andy Murray will have a much tougher challenge against eighth seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay or Bolivian Hugo Dellien in Round of 16 in Antwerp. Murray was me to work against 25-year-old Belgian who grabbed a 3-1 le early on. However, experienced veteran won six of next seven points to ultimately win match. Murray has moved up to 243 in ATP World rankings following four recent wins in China. 

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16:57 IST, October 16th 2019