Scot returns to competition with first-round victoryMurray wins 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 in Western & Southern OpenAndy Murray marked his return to competition after a nine-month lay-off by beating Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-1 in two hours, 28 minutes to advance to the second round of the Western & Southern Open in
New York.
For Murray, just returning to the ATP was a positive step forward. After last year’s comeback culminated in a cathartic title in Antwerp, he was forced to miss the first three months of the new season due to a pelvic injury stemming from complications with his replaced hip. Just as he returned to practice and was in the process of rejoining the tour in March, the tour shut down.