Murry Out In Second Round
Britain’s number one Andy Murry crashed out of the Barcelona Open in the second round with a 6-4 6-7 1-6 defeat at the hands of David Ferrer.
Murray started well against fifth seed Ferrer from, Spain, ranked 12th in the world, but faded in the third set.
Ferrer’s reward for victory is a match with Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.
Murray’s defeat mirrored his exit from the Monte Carlo Masters Series a week earlier when he also won the first set.
He had a chance to wrap up the match when serving at 6-5 in a fluctuating second set but was broken to love.
He then lost the tie-break 7-4 and was broken early in a deciding set in which he never threatened.
“This is my best performance on clay ever by a long way,” enthused Murray.
“It shows that I’m not a bad clay player. Ferrer’s a top five on the clay behind Nadal, Federer and some other guys.”
“I could have had him, but he played better in the tie-break.”
