Andy Murray smashes his racket in frustration as Alex de Minaur saves three match points to knock the Briton out of China Open

Andy Murray broke his racket in anger in his first-round match of the China Open.

Andy Murray smashes his racket in frustration as Alex de Minaur saves three match points to knock the Briton out of China Open

Andy Murray and Alex de Minaur. (Credits: Daily Mail, Tennis Majors)

Andy Murray looked extremely frustrated as he was leaving the court after his first-round exit from the China Open. The Brit was defeated by Alex de Minaur in 3 sets, 6-3, 5-7,7-6. Alex leads the head-to-head by 4-0 against the 3-time Grand Slam Champion, Murray.

Andy Murray was very furious with himself as he lost the opportunity to hold 3 match points against Alex. And the veteran’s out-of-control frustration showed when he broke his racket in a fit of anger.

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In the 3rd set, Andy Murray was leading comfortably at 5-2 against the Australian, who showed intense grit to make an incredible comeback. Alex saved 2 match points at 2-5 on his serve and saved a third match point during the deciding set tiebreak at 5-6. After approximately 3 hours of play, Alex de Minaur went past Andy Murray to proceed to the next round of the China Open.

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Andy Murray could not control his emotions in the deciding set of the match. He repeatedly broke his racket as he felt furious at himself for not being able to hold 3 match points that eventually gave away the match to the Australian. Murray however did not get any violation for his actions.

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Andy Murray.
Andy Murray. (Credits: Sky Sports)

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