Andy Murray started his Antwerp Open campaign with a win as he defeated local wildcard Kimmer Coppejans 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round in Belgium on Tuesday.
The Scot made a strong start by breaking Coppejans in the opening game, but slowed down with three double faults as the Belgian rallied to 3-3 before giving up the set 6-4.
A hard-fought second set ended in a tiebreak as Murray sealed the victory after a failed smash from the Belgian.
The former world No. 1 was playing his first ATP event in Europe since 2018.
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