MUNICH: World number three Andy Murray will have to wait a bit longer at his first shot at a clay court title after the Munich final on Sunday against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber was postponed for a day due to rain.

After a four-hour delay to the start because of the bad weather, the top seed was trailing two-time champion Kohlschreiber 3-2 in the first set when play was suspended after 23 minutes with rain setting in again.

Organisers said the match would resume on Monday at 0900 GMT with both players involved in the Madrid Masters next week where Murray has a bye to the second round.

Murray is looking to notch his first career title on the surface as he prepares for the year’s second Grand Slam tournament, the French Open, later this month.

Bavarian Kohlschreiber, the world number 26 who was a winner in Munich in 2007 and 2012 and a losing finalist two years ago to compatriot Tommy Haas.

Friday’s quarter-finals were also washed out by rain and postponed to Saturday, when they were played along with the semi-finals where Kohlschreiber needed an hour and 37 minutes to beat Gerald Melzer of Austria 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Murray, aiming for his 32nd tour-level title, defeated Spanish third seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2015

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