Murray opens year with Chardy win, extends streak to 25

(Reuters) - World number one Andy Murray extended his career-best winning streak on the ATP Tour to 25 as he swept past Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-0 7-6(2) in his opener at the Qatar Open on Tuesday. Chardy, ranked 69, broke serve at the start of the second set and although he dropped his own immediately he pushed Murray hard for the rest of the match on a warm desert evening. Twice Chardy held serve to stay in the match and stretch Murray into a tiebreak but the pressure eventually told on the F