Andy Murray began 2017 where he left off last year, beating Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in his season opener in Qatar on Tuesday to register his 25th consecutive victory. The world number one secured a 6-0, 7-6 victory, breezing through the first set in just 20 minutes before the Frenchman rallied in the second. "He didn't start so well, it's always difficult the first match of the year," said Murray of his opponent.

"In the second set he played extremely well, he was a lot more aggressive. There was a lot of good tennis in the second set." The last time Murray was beaten was back in September 2016 by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the Davis Cup, more than 100 days ago. During his unbeaten run he has won five consecutive titles and snatched the world's number one spot from Novak Djokovic.

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