Teymuraz Gabashvili ousts Andy Murray from Washington Open

Teymuraz Gabashvili plays a backhand in his win over Andy Murray

Top seed Andy Murray suffered a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) loss at the hands of Teymuraz Gabashvili on Wednesday.

Playing his first match on hard court in over four months, Murray failed to capitalize on his chances against the Russian. Gabashvili got off to a brilliant start in the opening set as he led 4-1,but Murray broke back to bring it on serve. Murray won just 10 points on his first serve in the opening set and was broken in the 10th game to trail by a set.

The World No. 3 got 59 % of first serves in the second set and converted one of two break point opportunities to even things at one set apiece. Murray broke Gabashvili in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead. However, he was broken right back when his backhand sailed long on break point.

In the third set breaker, Murray led 4-3 only to lose the next four points and the match with uncharacteristic errors.

Murray and Daniel Nestor lost to the Indo-Romanian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea in the first round of doubles on Monday. The 2-time Major champion will play in Montreal and Cincinnati before heading to New York for the US Open.

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