PARIS, Oct 31 ― Andy Murray missed a match point and blew a 5-2 lead in the final set to suffer his sixth straight defeat to Alex de Minaur in the Paris Masters first round...
Great Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his men's singles match against Australia's Alex De Minaur on day one of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris October 30, 2023. ― APF picPARIS, Oct 31 ― Andy Murray missed a match point and blew a 5-2 lead in the final set to suffer his sixth straight defeat to Alex de Minaur in the Paris Masters first round yesterday.
The three-time Grand Slam champion appeared poised to finally clinch a first win over Australian De Minaur after a double-break in the deciding set, but slumped to a 7-6 , 4-6, 7-5 loss. Murray has still not won a match at Bercy Arena since lifting the title in 2016 en route to finishing as the year-end world number one.The Briton saw three set points come and go before losing the first set in a tie-break, but bounced back to level the match and then take control.De Minaur instead secured victory to set up a second-round tie with either Serbian lucky loser Dusan Lajovic or French wildcard Benjamin Bonzi.
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