A week after being criticized by the Marseille tournament director for withdrawing from the event at the last minute, Andy Murray has been under fire again after his second-round exit against Janko Tipsarevic in Dubai.

“The stuff that I was doing in the matches here are similar to what I’d be doing if I was training this week. I’d be playing practice sets and working on serve‑and‑volley and coming forward, you know and taking more risks,” said Murray after the match. ”I would have liked to have won, but it’s not the end of the world

“If it was a Slam or something, my tactics and my game style would have been a bit different.”

Tournament director Colm McLoughlin remarked afterwards, “We are not disputing Andy’s effort but the comment he made after the match have caused concern. Many fans have come up to us and said that he seemed to have indicated Dubai was simply a warm up tournament.”

After speaking to Murray’s management, however, McLoughlin added, “We’ve all read the after-match comments Andy made to the media and Andy’s management company is saying these were taken out of context.

“He has always been very direct with the press and there is no question [being asked] that he did not give all his efforts in the match against Janko Tipsarevic… Andy tried his best and anyone who watched the match can vouch for that.

“We look forward to welcoming Andy back at the Championships next year.”

Bob and Mike Bryan clinched their 600th match win by defeating Taylor Dent and Ryan Harrison 6-7(6), 7-5, (10-4) in the semifinals of Delray Beach. They are the only team in the Open Era to score 600 career wins.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)—Alisa Kleybanova won her first WTA title at the Malaysian Open on Sunday, beating top-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russian final.

The 21-year-old Kleybanova dominated the Olympic champion, using her raw power and booming first serve to earn most of her points. Once described as the new Monica Seles due to her aggressive play, Kleybanova served four aces in the first set.

Dementieva had cruised into the final without dropping a set. She had lost her serve only twice in four previous matches, but Dementieva was broken twice in the first set on Sunday.

Meanwhile, second-seeded Zheng Jie of China and Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan defeated sisters Anastasia and Arina Rodionova 6-7 (4), 6-2, 10-7 to win the doubles title.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Novak Djokovic successfully defended his Dubai Championships title on Sunday, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a rain-delayed final.

The second-seeded Serb was leading 7-5, 2-0 when rain suspended play on Saturday. Djokovic won his 17th career title in a match lasting 3 hours, 21 minutes at the Aviation Club.

Djokovic was erratic on serve, winning 71 percent of points on first serve while also making 12 double faults.

Djokovic collected $383,000 and 500 ranking points for the victory.

Bob and Mike Bryan clinched their 600th match win by defeating Taylor Dent and Ryan Harrison 6-7(6), 7-5, (10-4) in the semifinals of Delray Beach. They are the only team in the Open Era to score 600 career wins.