Andy Murray suffered a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat to second-seed Grigor Dimitrov within the first spherical of the Brisbane Worldwide on Monday, starting what could possibly be his remaining season on a bitter notice.
The three-time Grand Slam champion informed the BBC forward of the match — his first singles contest since October — that he would probably retire if he’s “not having fun with” tennis this season, having gained simply two matches in his remaining 5 occasions final 12 months as he struggled with shoulder and knee accidents, in addition to an sickness.
Murray gained a decent first set that noticed each gamers maintain serve within the opening 9 video games of the match till an error-strewn service sport from Dimitrov allowed the Brit to take the lead.
Nevertheless, Dimitrov wrestled again management towards the tip of the second set, breaking Murray twice to edge the set 7-5. The ultimate set was extra easy for Dimitrov as he broke Murray twice within the first three video games and raced to victory.
The consequence ends any probability that Murray, ranked world No. 42, can be seeded for the upcoming Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 14.
Murray gained his first Grand Slam title on the US Open in 2012 earlier than changing into the primary British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win Wimbledon when he lifted the trophy in 2013. He gained the Wimbledon males’s singles championship once more in 2016. He additionally has two males’s singles Olympic gold medals.
