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Murray snatches two wins on final day of involvement in IPTL exhibition in Philippines

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Last Updated : Dec 01 2014 | 11:23 AM IST

Britain number one Andy Murray grabbed two wins on his final day of involvement in the International Premier Tennis League exhibition in the Philippines.

Murray helped Manila Mavericks beat Singapore Slammers 27-19 to claim their first victory of the event. The Scot and Kirsten Flipkens beat Serena Williams and Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 in the mixed doubles.

Murray then saw off Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-5 in the singles, which was decided by a five-minute shootout, The BBC reported.

The wins brought an end to the Briton's participation in the inaugural IPTL, and he would now head to Miami to begin his annual off-season training block. Murray said that he thinks a lot of people were skeptical about IPTL.

But, the Scot added that if one look at the amount of people who have showed up there, there's been unbelievable support from Friday through to Sunday; it shows the people there love tennis.

Murray is hoping that they could come back next year and do it again.

The four-team competition will now move to Singapore for three days, starting on Tuesday, before heading to Delhi and Dubai. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are among the players set to feature, the report added.

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First Published: Dec 01 2014 | 11:08 AM IST

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