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Andy Murray reached the last of the Qatar Open past period pursuing his tally to the Australian Open 3rd roundTwo-time champion Andy Murray suffered a straight-set nonaccomplishment to Dusan Lajovic successful the archetypal circular astatine the Miami Open.
Former satellite fig 1 Murray, victor successful some 2009 and 2013, was beaten 6-4 7-5 by the 76th-ranked Serb.
It comes a week aft the fatigued 35-year-old Scot mislaid to Jack Draper successful the 3rd circular astatine Indian Wells.
Fellow Briton Kyle Edmund is besides retired aft losing 7-5 7-5 to Wu Yibing, portion Emma Raducanu was defeated successful the women's gully by Bianca Andreescu.
Murray, presently 52nd successful the world, won a singular 7 deciding sets among respective marathon victories successful an exhausting opening to his 2023 season.
But helium was incapable to nutrient the effect required aft Lajovic, 32, forced the archetypal interruption of service successful crippled 7 and went connected to clinch the opening set.
Murray hinted that different memorable comeback could beryllium connected the cards arsenic helium broke backmost instantly to enactment successful the 2nd acceptable astatine 5-5.
However, Lajovic moved rapidly to extinguish those hopes with different interruption and was relieved to service retired the lucifer successful consecutive sets erstwhile Murray framed a forehand.
"When I didn't adjacent it retired I thought it's happening again," Lajovic, who volition play American Maxime Cressy, said of Murray's quality to conflict back.
It is simply a disappointing effect for Murray, who had not mislaid successful the opening circular of a tourney since aboriginal January, and helium is present 8-5 wide this season.
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