ATP roundup: Andy Murray rallies for opening win in Doha

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Down three match points late in the third set, Great Britain's Andy Murray rallied to beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday at Doha.Murray served at 4-5 in the third set, fell behind 15-40 in that game, saved both match points, then face

Down three match points late in the third set, Great Britain's Andy Murray rallied to beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday at Doha.

Other first-round winners were Great Britain's Liam Broady and Australians Jason Kubler and Christopher O'Connell.Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka registered the only two service breaks of the match while beating Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-7 , 6-4 in the first round at Marseille, France. In the opening day's only other two main-draw matches, Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik came from behind to beat Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, and Benjamin Bonzi topped Luca Van Assche 7-5, 7-5 in an all-French clash.Brazil's Thiago Monteiro saved the only four break points of the third set in the opening games, then went on to defeat Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 in the first round at Rio de Janeiro.

 

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