Andy Murray claimed his fifth ATP Tour title by beating Croatia's Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-4 with an impressive performance in the Open 13 final in Marseille.

The result - and Murray's fine form throughout the competition - goes some way to vindicating his decision to appear in the tournament having dropped out of Great Britain's Davis Cup tie in Argentina due to concerns over a knee injury.

That decision was criticised by his brother, Jamie, but a clinical showing against Ancic, in a match that lasted an hour and three quarters, earned him his second title of the year following success in the Qatar Open.

Both players held their opening service games without difficulty but Murray was forced to defend his serve when Ancic took him to deuce in the third game of the match. However, after taking the advantage, Murray aced to make it 2-1.

Murray made his first attack on Ancic's serve in the Croat's third service game. Britain's No 1 got to break point before his opponent rallied to level the score at 3-3.

The match continued to be competitive, with Murray narrowly holding on to his serve in a lengthy seventh game after both men hit winners at deuce before the Scot served out.

The see-saw nature of the match continued as Murray earned two break points in the following game, taking the first to make it 5-3. He then held on to close out the first set 6-3 despite more resistance from Ancic with his fifth ace.

Ancic hit back strongly in the second set claiming a first break at the second attempt. But Murray showed tenacity to break back, denying his opponent the chance to gain a 4-1 lead and when he closed out the following game with an eighth ace, the score was tied at 3-3.

Murray won the next two games, breaking for a second time before landing some strong first serves to make it 5-3. Ancic almost surrendered on serve for the second game in succession but battled back from match point down to make it 5-4, handing the Briton an opportunity to serve for the title. He did without faltering.