Murray beats Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 to win Valencia Open

Nov 8, 2:33 pm EST

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VALENCIA, Spain (AP)—Andy Murray won his sixth title of the season Sunday in his first tournament back from a wrist injury, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-3, 6-2 in the Valencia Open final.

The fourth-ranked Scot hadn’t played since the U.S. Open in September. He broke twice in each set and served eight aces to improve to 2-0 against the 23rd-ranked Youzhny.

“I’d say it was a little easier than I had expected, but he is a tough player,” Murray said. “I didn’t have high expectations this week, but with every round and match you get more confident. It is very rare for someone to win a tournament after a long break.”

With both players stretched to three-set semifinals on Saturday, Murray believed fatigue played a factor.

“I knew the start of the match was going to be important and I started well, going up 5-1 pretty quickly,” he said.

Murray won 26 of 29 first-serve points as he improved his indoor record to 12-0 this season. Having saved two of three break points in the first set, Murray jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second by dictating play from the baseline. He closed out the victory with an ace.

Updated Nov 8, 2:33 pm EST
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  1. Mopbrothers
    17. Posted by Mopbrothers Tue Nov 10 10:59am EST

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    Congrats Andy. Welcome back.
  2. Truthsayer
    16. Posted by Truthsayer Tue Nov 10 5:18am EST

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    Murray who?.............lol.....congrats to him........finally.
  3. super peter
    15. Posted by super peter Mon Nov 9 11:57am EST

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    well Andy Murray was injured..but during that injury time..he may have taken enhancing drug to keep up with pace of this players...it was a clever disguise to be injured for some time and be back and win a tournament at once. bhwaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ..can you guess if I'm serious? Anyway congrats Andy and do it in the grand slam so this media hype will be over! common..prove yourself you're worth it and not just on the smaller tourneys,k.???!
  4. my heart
    14. Posted by my heart Mon Nov 9 4:32am EST

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    Congrats Andy! Welcome back to Tennis. Hope your wrist have completely healed. You are more handsome after the furlough. Keep it up!
  5. Sampras
    13. Posted by Sampras Sun Nov 8 7:54pm EST

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    Great (ugly) Scott! :D
  6. Kaleo Random
    12. Posted by Kaleo Random Sun Nov 8 7:53pm EST

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    PS. I'd say Davydenko is the new Aggassi, who was the new Jimbo, who was the first of his kind.
  7. Kaleo Random
    11. Posted by Kaleo Random Sun Nov 8 7:50pm EST

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    Davydenko is a small man, maybe the smallest on tour, certainly the smallest in the top 10. he wins with an aggressive on the rise game that requires speed, anticipation and courage. Its the only way someone like him can be successful in these days of pure power. Its not easy to keep up day in and day out. I have really come to appreciate what a player he is and what he has achieved - 4 for quite awhile is not @#$%e...
  8. pete'sbest14
    10. Posted by pete'sbest14 Sat Nov 7 9:02pm EST

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    I watched part of the (encore) match. Murray won, but looked VERY vulnerable in the second and part of the third.
    I was pulling for Verdasco to win as I am not a Murray fan, now I'll be pulling for Mikhail to pull the upset! It's always so nice to see Alex Corretga (sp) on the sidelines..but now in his role as coach!!! A great Spanish Warrior!!! Enjoyed watching him play for years :-)
    This tennis arena in Valencia is gorgeous!!! The outside looks like Australia's Opera House..it's truly amazing!
    Good luck to the Russian tomorrow, hope he can take advantage, be opportunistic and win this final!!
  9. Sampras
    9. Posted by Sampras Sat Nov 7 6:21am EST

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    Ugly Andy go go go!
  10. Peter L
    8. Posted by Peter L Fri Nov 6 4:08am EST

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    Congrats Andy! Go, go, go!
  11. johnp
    7. Posted by johnp Thu Nov 5 3:07am EST

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    Pete...Please understnd that Andre had to have that "hair" to do photo shoots for romance novel covers. Fabio couldn't do them all. :)
  12. Sampras
    6. Posted by Sampras Wed Nov 4 9:56pm EST

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    Poor monkey
  13. Sampras
    5. Posted by Sampras Wed Nov 4 9:45pm EST

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    Poor gorilla
  14. pete'sbest14
    4. Posted by pete'sbest14 Wed Nov 4 7:06pm EST

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    GOOD GRIEF!!!!! The wounded warrior list is getting longer! I'm afraid to even read the headings because I know I'll read about another one (or several) fallen players.
    I know PART of it is because of the grueling schedule and the time of year, but to me it does seem this year is by far the worst in a long time. Men's and women's side! While I KNOW it's been horrible for the players, it's been hard on true tennis fans, just watching them try to play in pain & push through it.
    I so much enjoy watch Jo Wilfried play! He has so much determination and can really move for a "big" man~I surely hope his wrist mends quickly allowing him to play early in next year's season!
    I'm wishing him much rest and recuperation time and great success in 2010 :-)
  15. alice e
    3. Posted by alice e Wed Nov 4 12:49pm EST

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    hope you feel better baby Ali
  16. pete'sbest14
    2. Posted by pete'sbest14 Mon Nov 2 4:34pm EST

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    This man, Nikolay, is a warrior. He's been through so much and just keeping coming back, fighting!
    I wish people would stop calling him "old" because he is balding. He isn't old! My best friend in college started balding his freshman year! It's called genes & he still, at 61, doesn't look old!! All this image thing is so misguided.
    No one ever called Andre bald~at least with a negative connotation. Perhaps they should have since we now know there weren't enough Bobby Pins in all of Paris to secure his hair-piece and that the thought of losing his "hair" consumed his thoughts all match long that day! Talk about vanity!!!!! One simply cannot remain humble when consumed by vanity. Too much (inner) conflict~vanity will win every single time~
    Much continued success to Nikolay as he advances to the second round :-)
  17. pete'sbest14
    1. Posted by pete'sbest14 Mon Nov 2 4:33pm EST

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    This man, Nikolay, is a warrior. He's been through so much and just keeping coming back, fighting!
    I wish people would stop calling him "old" because he is balding. He isn't old! My best friend in college started balding his freshman year! It's called genes & he still, at 61, doesn't look old!! All this image thing is so misguided.
    No one ever called Andre bald~at least with a negative connotation. Perhaps they should have since we now know there weren't enough Bobby Pins in all of Paris to secure his hair-piece and that the thought of losing his "hair" consumed his thoughts all match long that day! Talk about vanity!!!!! One simply cannot remain humble when consumed by vanity. Too much (inner) conflict~vanity will win every single time~
    Much continued success to Nikolay as he advances to the second round :-)
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