Britain’s Andy Murray has won his first clay-court title with a 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 7-6 (7-4) victory over German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Munich Open final.
It was the 32nd ATP title of the Scot’s career as he prepares for the French Open at the end of the month.
In a rain-interrupted match, the top seed needed just over three hours to beat the world number 24 Kohlschreiber.
“It was a really tough match, he served very close to the line and I was getting frustrated,” said Murray, 27.
He became the first Briton to win an ATP-ranked event on clay since Buster Mottram in Palma in April 1976.
Murray, playing in his first tournament since marrying long-term girlfriend Kim Sears last month, added: “I didn’t realise I was the first Brit to win on clay for so long, so that’s obviously an honour.”
He and Kohlschreiber could meet again in the second round of this week’s Madrid Masters.
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