Tennis: Murray Beats Wawrinka to Claim First Victory After Surgery.

British number one Andy Murray claimed his first win since returning to action following a back surgery with Friday’s straight sets defeat of world number eight Stanislas Wawrinka.

The 26-year-old beat Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 in the fifth-placed playoff at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Murray lost to France’s world number ten, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his first match since recuperating from a lingering back problem.

Andy Murray at the Mubadala Tennis Championship.
Andy Murray at the Mubadala Tennis Championship.

“It is good to get two matches against top players,” said Murray. It’s been a perfect start.

Murray returns to competitive action in the Exxon Mobil Open in Qatar next week as part of his build up for next month’s Australian Open.