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| Murray starts season with victory | Murray starts season with victory |
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| Britain's Andy Murray had to come from behind to beat Filippo Volandri 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the Qatar Open hardcourt event in Doha. | Britain's Andy Murray had to come from behind to beat Filippo Volandri 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the Qatar Open hardcourt event in Doha. |
| On a chilly day, the fourth seed began slowly and was unable to hold his serve as the Italian won the first set. | On a chilly day, the fourth seed began slowly and was unable to hold his serve as the Italian won the first set. |
| The 19-year-old lost the first game in the second but then broke serve twice on his way to levelling the match. | The 19-year-old lost the first game in the second but then broke serve twice on his way to levelling the match. |
| The Scot saved a break point to take a 4-2 lead in the third and pressed on to set up a match with Christophe Rochus. | The Scot saved a break point to take a 4-2 lead in the third and pressed on to set up a match with Christophe Rochus. |
| Murray was pleased with the way he fought back after a difficult start against Volandri, the consistent world number 38. | Murray was pleased with the way he fought back after a difficult start against Volandri, the consistent world number 38. |
| "Even though I was never at my best I was happy," said Murray, who has been battling a bad cold. | "Even though I was never at my best I was happy," said Murray, who has been battling a bad cold. |
| "Anyone will tell you that the first match of the year is not easy, and he is a hard guy to play. | "Anyone will tell you that the first match of the year is not easy, and he is a hard guy to play. |
| "I had to pick my chances to be aggressive and was happy to come back. | "I had to pick my chances to be aggressive and was happy to come back. |
| "It's one of my goals to fight when I get these sort of matches, and this is the sort of match I was losing at the start of last year." | "It's one of my goals to fight when I get these sort of matches, and this is the sort of match I was losing at the start of last year." |
| 606 DEBATE: How far will Murray go in Doha? | 606 DEBATE: How far will Murray go in Doha? |
| Belgian Rochus, ranked 64 in the world, overcame Spain's Alberto Martin to book his place in the second round. | Belgian Rochus, ranked 64 in the world, overcame Spain's Alberto Martin to book his place in the second round. |
| Third seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, Russian fifth seed Mikhail Youzhny and sixth seed Robin Soderling from Sweden all progressed to the next stage. | Third seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, Russian fifth seed Mikhail Youzhny and sixth seed Robin Soderling from Sweden all progressed to the next stage. |
| Russian world number three Nikolay Davydenko, the event's top-ranked player, begins his campaign against Korea's Lee Hyung-Taik on Tuesday. | |
| World number one Roger Federer won the Qatar title in 2005 and 2006 but has decided to skip this year's event. | World number one Roger Federer won the Qatar title in 2005 and 2006 but has decided to skip this year's event. |
| Instead, he is training in Dubai ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on 15 January. | Instead, he is training in Dubai ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on 15 January. |