The 2009 ATP World Tour season may be only two days old but Andy Murray begins his defence of the Qatar Open against Albert Montanes today with a pair of impressive wins already under his belt.
Murray dispatched world numbers one and two Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, respectively, last week en route to the World Tennis Championship title in Abu Dhabi, and the fact it was only an exhibition tournament will not diminish the confidence boost it provided.
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