Italian Open win by Murray
Andy Murray celebrated his 29th birthday by beating Novak Djokovic on clay for the first time to win the Italian open title Sunday in a match that Djokovic argued should have been stopped due to rain. Gaining a measure of revenge for his loss to Djokovic in the Madrid open final a week ago the third- ranked Murray defeated the top ranked Djokovic 6-3,6-3.
During the trophy ceremony, Murray was presented with a birthday cake.
it's Murray First time title in Rome and it comes exactly a week before the french open begins. The only other British man to win the tournament was pat Hughes in 1931 .
Djokovic had won all four of their previous matches on clay but had to fight fatigue following draining wins over Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori.
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| Andy Murray with Trophy |
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| Murray with Birthday cake |
