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Murray storms to sixth title of 2009

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 08, 2009

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• Murray makes light work of six-week lay-off
• Mikhail Youzhny beaten in two sets by flying Scot

With one more tournament to go before the world's top eight players head to London for the ATP World Tour Finals, Andy Murray is timing his return to full fitness and top form nicely. After six weeks out because of a left wrist injury that he aggravated on Davis Cup duty, the Scot clinched his sixth title of 2009 here with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-2 victory over Mikhail Youzhny of Russia to win the Valencia Open, his 14th career title.

The win itself was achieved with the minimum of fuss against an opponent who was feeling the effects of his gruelling semi-final win over Nikolay Davydenko the previous day. Whatever Murray's aches and pains after his win over Fernando Verdasco on Saturday night, he was the one moving more freely and after a strong start he was never troubled.

His eighth indoor title was sealed with his eighth ace and after surviving the week without any trouble in his wrist he will go into the Paris Masters 1000, which begins tomorrow, with the odd ac

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