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Murray beats Djokovic; Wins Rogers Cup Masters tournament

Briton Andy Murray ended an 8-match losing streak against world number one Novak Djokovic last night when he claimed the Rogers Cup Masters tournament in Canada. World number two Murray won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to record his first victory against the top seeded Serb since the 2013 Wimbledon Final. It was Murray's 11th Masters title. Djokovic, who lost for just the fourth time this year, had won 12 consecutive Masters Series Finals before this.In the Women's section, 18-year old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland lifted her maiden Canadian Open Masters title after world number two Simona Halep retired hurt. The match ended 7-6, 6-7, 3-0. It was Belinda's second career title. She had, in the semi-finals, outplayed world number one Serena Williams.Earlier, in the Women's Doubles, the top seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost its semi-final against the French-Slovenian team of Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik. Garcia and Srebotnik, however, lost the Final against the American-Czech duo of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova.The Men's Doubles trophy was bagged by America's top seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike.

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