The fans packed out Centre Court on Monday to watch a thrilling day of tennis at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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Former world No. 1 and two-time Wimbledon champion took on Australian qualifier Christopher O'Connell.
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The world No. 158 took the first set on a tie-break before Murray levelled in the second.
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And the Scotsman prevailed in a three-hour epic, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5.
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Novak Djokovic was in action in the final match on Centre Court as he took on Italian wildcard Lorenzo Musetti
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The Serbian world No. 1 came through 6-3, 6-3 to kickstart his season in style.
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Earlier, Filip Krajinovic struggled past Malek Jaziri in a thrilling first-round battle.
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The Croat edged his way to a 6-7 6-2 6-4 victory in a highly entertaining two hours 18 minutes.
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Qualifier Jiri Vesely earned a surprise 6-4, 7-6 victory over Marin Cilic to also reach the second round.
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Cilic, a former US Open champion and world No. 3, had recently claimed an impressive win over world No. 6 Andrey Rublev to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open, while Vesely had failed to win a main draw match in his three previous visits to Dubai.
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Another qualifier reached the second round as Taro Daniel defeated David Goffin 6-3 7-6.
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