Murray puts Hamburg injury nightmare behind him

By Kevin Fylan

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray put last year's Hamburg Masters nightmare behind him by beating Russia's Dmitry Tursunov 6-4 6-1 in the first round on Monday.

Murray's stay in Hamburg last year was cut short when he suffered a serious wrist injury, a problem that caused him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon.

Twelve months on, the 15th seed enjoyed a stress-free return to northern Germany as he saw off Tursunov with a commanding performance.

Earlier on Monday, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Australian Open finalist, completed a terrific comeback to beat fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 0-6 7-6 6-2.

There was one minor upset on Monday, with Spain's Fernando Verdasco beating Russian 10th seed Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2.