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Murray tops Tsonga in Queen's Club final

Andy Murray, shown during this year's French Open, was a straight-set winner Monday in the finals of the Aegon Championships tournament in London. UPI/David Silpa
Andy Murray, shown during this year's French Open, was a straight-set winner Monday in the finals of the Aegon Championships tournament in London. UPI/David Silpa | License Photo

LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Andy Murray won his second Aegon Championships title at the Queen's Club in London with a three-set victory Monday over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Murray, who also won the event in 2009, managed just one service break in the match but it was worth the third set and a 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win. He picks up about $111,000 along with the championship. Tsonga, the tournament's No. 5 seed, receives about $63,200 as the runner-up.

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It was the 17th ATP title for Murray. Tsonga dropped to 0-2 in tournament finals this year and is 5-3 in that category overall.

The tournament was to have wrapped up Sunday but rain caused a one-day postponement of the final.

Tsonga had the early advantage with a break in the sixth game of the first set but that was his only break of the match. He only forced three break-point situations on Murray in the 2-hour, 25-minute match.

Murray was able to even the match by winning the last five points in the second-set tiebreaker.

Murray was 0-for-9 on break-point opportunities before breaking through in the fifth-game of the third set. He lost only four points on serve in the final set.

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