MUNICH — Andy Murray won the first clay-court title of his career when he saw off Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in a tough three-setter during Monday’s rain-delayed final of Munich’s ATP tournament.The world No 3 and top seed in Munich needed little more than three hours to seal a 7-6 (7/4) 5-7 7-6 (7/4) victory over Kohlschreiber, ranked 24th in the world, who fought hard in front of his home crowd in the Bavarian capital.It was the 32nd title of Murray’s career but his first on clay as he prepares for the French Open at the end of the month.He is the first British player to win an ATP clay-court tournament since Englishman Christopher "Buster" Mottram in April 1976."It was a really tough match, he served very close to the line and I was getting frustrated," said Murray, who was playing in his first tournament since getting married last month."The rain made things really tough, but as a Scot I’m quite used to that."It’s been a hard couple of days, so I am very happy to have won, ...
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