Former tennis world number one Andy Murray kept his 2021 season going with a straight-set win in the Stockholm Open first round.
In what is set to be his last event of the year, Murray won against Norway’s Viktor Durasovic.
The 34-year-old Briton was not troubled until Durasovic broke back for 3-3 in the second set, then dug deep to take a third match point in the tie-break.
Murray will face Italy’s world number 10 Jannik Sinner in the second round.
After a one-sided opening set, Murray was tested by 354th-ranked Durasovic in a more competitive second, which lasted more than an hour.
In his previous outing, the Scot held seven match points before losing to Germany’s Dominik Koepfer in Paris and he could not serve out his first two against Durasovic.
But Murray ensured there would be no repeat of that drama as he secured victory on his opponent’s serve at the third attempt.
