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 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Defending champion Andy Murray won his second career title, neutralizing Ivo Karlovic's big serve to win a thrilling SAP Open final 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday.
Murray proved to be the only player who had an answer for the difficult serve of the 6-foot-10 Karlovic, who lost his serve only once in 51 games and had a tournament-record 87 aces heading into the final.
Despite Karlovic's 26 aces Sunday, Murray did an outstanding job on his return game in the final two sets, hitting key passing shots off some big first serves and forcing Karlovic to hit many more shots that he needed in previous matches.
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