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Andy Murray slams racket in frustration as British tennis legend loses first match of 2022 in blow to Australian Open preparation

Michael Sanders by Michael Sanders
01/04/2022
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Andy Murray slams racket in frustration as British tennis legend loses first match of 2022 in blow to Australian Open preparation
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Andy Murray showed his frustration as he slammed his racket and punched his bag during his defeat to Facundo Bagnis.

Murray endured a disappointing start to 2022 with a defeat to the world number 76 in the Melbourne Summer Series, a warm-up tournament for the Australian Open.

Murray could not hid his frustrations as the game slipped awayTennisTV Murray’s day was filled with errors as he lostAFP

The three-time Grand Slam winner produced an error-strewn display as he fell 6-3 5-7 6-3 to Bagnis.

The 34-year-old’s frustration boiled over to the point where he slammed his racket into the bench midway through the deciding set, while also punched his kit bag several times.

Bagnis, who has never gone beyond the third round of a grand slam tournament, took the first set but Murray responded well with a dominant second to level matters.

Bagnis beat Murray in three sets in MelbourneAFP

However, Murray was afflicted by a poor ball toss and dreadful second-serve percentage, enabling Bagnis to grab the crucial break in the fifth game of the final set before serving out to take the match.

The Scot would have hoped to build on the positive results he enjoyed at the end of 2021, picking up a couple of top 10 wins.

He also reached the final of an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi in December, where he was beaten by Andrey Rublev.

Murray has plenty to do ahead of the Australian OpenGetty

Murray has plenty of work to do ahead of the Australian Open later this month.

He has a wildcard to the tournament just two years after indicating his appearance in Melbourne was likely to be his last due to impending hip surgery.

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