Murray wins China Open
BEIJING — Andy Murray won the China Open in Beijing on Sunday, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (2), in a hard-fought match that featured plenty of acrobatics from both players.
Playing in his ninth final of the season, the topseeded Scot broke Dimitrov in the first game of the first set and again in the fifth game of the second. Murray looked to have the match in the bag serving at 5-4, but the Bulgarian finally broke his serve, then held his own to force the tiebreaker.
The finals victory was Murray's first in three attempts at the China Open, having reached the quarterfinals on his debut and the semifinals in 2014.
Agnieszka Radwanska had an easier time of it in the women's final, handily defeating Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2.
The third-seeded Pole added to her 2011 victory in the Beijing tournament, notching up her 20th career title and third of 2016. She took the victory without dropping a set throughout the tournament.
Radwanska broke Konta in the third game but then was broken back in the eighth before holding her service to take the first set.
She established her dominance in the second set, breaking Konta twice before serving out for the win with an ace.
"That was a really special week for me," Radwanska said in post-match comments. "I really played great tennis, especially against top players."
Radwanska has now won both of the pair's