Scotsman Andy Murray won the Aix-en-Provence Challenger by defeating American Tommy Paul in the final (2-6, 6-1, 6-2). The former world number 1 thus won his first Challenger in over 18 years (2005) and returned to a good level before Roland Garros.
Briton Andy Murray, 52nd in the world, won the Challenger tournament in Aix-en-Provence by beating American Tommy Paul (17th) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the final to sign his first success in this level for nearly eighteen years. The former world number 1, 35, now has three Challenger titles to his name, the equivalent of the 2nd world division, after his victories in Aptos (United States) and Binghamton (United States) won in July and August 2005.
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The Scot, winner of 46 ATP titles in his career, including three Grand Slams, had not won a tournament since his coronation in Antwerp in October 2019. Thanks to this success, only his fourth on clay in all categories of tournaments Combined, he will return to the top 50 in the world on Monday and will be 42nd in the ATP rankings.
Executioner of the French
During this tournament, Andy Murray dismissed the French one by one. Gaël Monfils in the first round, then Laurent Lokoli, Luca Van Assche and Harold Mayot in the semi-finals. The Scot thus seems to be back to a good level a few weeks before the start of Roland Garros.