Tie-break win gives Murray No. 2 ranking
MIAMI - Britain’s Andy Murray defeated Spain’s David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a grueling Sony Open final on Sunday to move above Roger Federer to second in the world rankings.Murray was far from at his best against a dogged Ferrer, but won the tie-break 7-1 after surviving a scare when the Spaniard had match point at 6-5 up, with Murray serving, in the third.
Murray’s forehand landed close to the line and he faced a challenge from Ferrer, who called out rather than play the shot, but the ball was shown in, and the Scot won the next two points to force the tie-break.
The last time Murray, who is behind Novak Djokovic in the world rankings, was ranked second was back in 2009 when Federer was the top player.
Reuters
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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