WATCH: Andy Murray lies in pain after suffering a terrible fall on the court, opponent Jakub Mensik rushes to check on the veteran

Jakub Mensik defeated Andy Murray 7-6(6), 6-7(7), and 7-6(4).

WATCH: Andy Murray lies in pain after suffering a terrible fall on the court, opponent Jakub Mensik rushes to check on the veteran

Andy Murray rolls his ankle and his opponent rushes to his aid (Source: X)

After a series of poor performances in the past few tournaments, there was definitely an improvement in Andy Murray’s performance at the Qatar Open.

His win against Alexandre Muller was particularly special because it finally put an end to his long losing streak. That’s not all; he even registered his first win of the 2024 season at the Qatar Open. However, Murray’s campaign in the tournament was short-lived after he suffered an injury in the second round. 

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During his second-round match against Jakub Mensik, Murray unfortunately rolled his ankle and fell down in pain. The opponent and the medics ran down to his aid, and although the Brit continued playing the match, the scorecard might have been much different if he was at his best and the incident did not take place.

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The match was so close that all the sets were decided by tie-breaks. However, it was Jakub Mensik who finally ended up winning the match 7-6(6), 6-7(7), and 7-6(4). The 18-year-old Czech tennis player has thus moved on to the quarterfinals, where he will now face Russia’s Andrey Rublev. 

Talking about Andy Murray, however, he will now shift his focus to the Indian Wells, which starts on March 8, 2024. Hopefully, he will be able to use this positive result as leverage and thus motivate himself to improve himself even further for the upcoming tournaments. 

The common consensus among tennis fans across the globe has been that Andy Murray should retire now, as he is clearly not in a physical state to compete with the best players in the world. It’s almost like the Brit has made a promise to himself to silence his haters. 

Andy Murray was visibly dejected after losing to Jakub Mensik 

Andy Murray was clearly frustrated after such a close defeat. Even during the second set, when he played a shot into the net after earning a 5-5 break point, the Brit was clearly seen mouthing the words, which pretty much sums up the story. 

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Andy Murray (Source: IMAGO)
This game is not for me anymore. It's not for me anymore, this game. I really didn't feel like I played a good match at the Australian Open. Then, yeah, I think the last two days there was some positive stuff. I was hitting the ball a bit harder, I was trying to come forward to the net and, you know, I wasn't the one getting pushed around all the time.
Andy Murray said in frustation after the match. (Source: Express)

The 3-time Grand Slam winner said that until last year, he was at least playing in a way that felt right despite losing, which is something that he cannot claim now. However, the Brit confirmed that he won’t give up and will continue playing. 

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