Andy Murray crashed out in the second round of the Swiss Indoors as he was defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-2. The world number 49 had hoped to improve his ranking before the end of the season and now he only has one tournament left after losing in Basel.
Murray and Bautista Agut were meeting for the sixth time in their careers and the second time in 2022 after the Spaniard destroyed the three-time Major winner 6-0 6-1 in Doha earlier this year. It was the Briton who got off to a fast start this time, breaking for a 2-1 lead after saving four break points in his first service game.
But he wasn’t in front for long as he committed his first double fault of the match to give the world number 22 an immediate break point and scored the ball to give Bautista Agut the game. Murray then failed to capitalize on a break chance at 3-4 and found himself broken in the next game, giving the 34-year-old a chance to serve out for the opener.
The sixth seed trailed 15-40 but managed to fend off the former World No. 1 to close out a rollercoaster first set 6-3, with 19 unforced errors from Murray causing his misfortune in the first set. And Bautista Agut’s momentum continued in the second set as he broke Murray in the first game, winning five games in a row to take a set and a 2-0 lead.
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