Murray vs Tipsarevic Abu Dhabi Highlights

Andy Murray vs Janko Tipsarevic (Exhibition Abu Dhabi) Full Highlights Mubadala 27 December 2012 .The Serb beat the world number three 6-3 6-4 in the $250,000 (£154,559) winner-takes-all exhibition tournament. Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Murray, 25, says he will learn from the defeat as he prepares for the Australia Open, which starts on 14 January.

And so it is here - the beginning of the new tennis season. Alright, the exhibitions in Abu Dhabi might not be the start of the ATP season per se, but there is so much quality on offer that you simply cannot ignore that event. Unfortunately, Rafael Nadal isn't going to be there, but with guys like Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, I am sure that we are in for some interesting clashes. The Scot, for example, is priced at 1.29 with Paddy Power to win his opening match against Janko Tipsarevic. The 2012 season was his best so far, but it seems to me that he still is not the best guy around when it comes to focusing on the matches that don't really matter and, with this being an exhibition, I can easily see him suffering a little bit. The two know each other well, as they have already played against each other nine times, with Murray leading the H2H record 5-4. What strikes me the most, however, is how many longer matches they have played against each other - and today might be no different.