MOSCOW, Jan 15 Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev became the winner of the tournament in Sydney ( Australia), the prize fund of which exceeds 520 thousand dollars. Karatsev, who had the first seed number, defeated Briton Andy Murray in the final (he got into the main draw by the decision of the organizers — received a wild card) with a score of 6:3, 6:3. Tennis players spent 1 hour and 31 minutes on the court. The victory in Sydney brought 28-year-old Karatsev the third title of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in singles — two of them are ATP 250 and one ATP 500. The Russian takes 20th place in the ranking of the best world tennis players. He has earned more than $2.3 million in prize money during his career. Murray is 34 years old. He is the only two-time Olympic champion in men's singles in history. He has two Wimbledon titles and one US Open title. The Briton returned to the tour after several serious injuries.
