Andy Murray wins in first match since March as he returns in Bordeaux after ankle injury

Andy Murray marked his return to action for the first time since March with victory in Bordeaux on his 37th birthday.

Murray had been sidelined since rupturing his ankle ligaments during a third-round defeat to Tomas Machac at the Miami Open earlier this spring but showed little rust against world No 219 Kyrian Jacquet at the ATP Challenger event in France. The three-time Grand Slam champion triumphed 7-5 2-0 after his French opponent had to withdraw through injury just over an hour into their first-round match in the clay-court tournament.

Murray - who will face another Frenchman, Gregoire Barrere, in the last 16 - adopted a new racket for the match with Jacquet, playing with a Yonex rather than the Head equipment he has used throughout his career. Murray intends to appear at the French Open later this month, likely for the final time after saying he does not anticipate extending his career 'much past this summer'.

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