World No. 1 Andy Murray serves to Fernando Verdasco during the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday. Pic/AFP

Dubai: Briton Andy Murray defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships title for the first time and claim his 45th career crown. The World No. 1 came good after losing a title bid in 2012 at the Aviation Club to Roger Federer.