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The 27-year-old Briton kept his cool in the final that was
suspended after only 23 minutes on Sunday, winning the title in
his maiden claycourt final appearance as he prepares for the
French Open starting later this month.
The players resumed with local favorite Kohlschreiber leading
3-2 in the first set and they both confidently held serve to go
into the tiebreak.
Fired on by new coach Jonas Bjorkman in the stands, world number
three Murray got the mini break he needed and snatched the set
after almost an hour.
Murray, leading 4-3 in the second set, had a golden opportunity
to break Kohlschreiber with three break points but the German
held his nerve and his serve to clinch the set to level the
contest.
The pair traded blows in the third with both holding on to force
another tiebreak.
Murray clinched victory on his second match point when
Kohlschreiber, winner in Munich in 2007 and 2012, sent a
backhand long.
(Reporting by Karolos, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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