Andy Murray

Andy Murray's 2023 season opens in disappointing fashion as he suffers a 6-7[3] 3-6 defeat to Sebastian Korda in the first round of the Adelaide.

[Emma Raducanu](/people/emma-raducanu/), who came back from a set and a break down to beat 17-year-old [Linda Fruhvirtova](/people/linda-fruhvirtova/) [4-6 6-4 6-2](/tennis/news/emma-raducanu-makes-winning-start-to-2023-at-asb-classic_503339.html) in the first round of the ASB Classic. [Kyle Edmund](/people/kyle-edmund/) lost 3-6 2-6 to Italian sixth seed [Jannik Sinner](/people/jannik-sinner/), leaving [Jack Draper](/people/jack-draper/) - who faces [Karen Khachanov](/people/karen-khachanov/) in Wednesday's second-round match - as the only British man left standing in the singles tournament. Korda broke once more in the sixth game of the second set, and Murray missed another chance to earn the break back immediately as the American sealed a straight-sets win with a love hold.

Emma Raducanu explained just how much work she did in the gym during the off-season.

“I think right now because I’m still trying to find my timing and groove and my tennis, it’s a bit early to tell,” she said of any potential fitness gains. The British No 1 joined forces with the former fitness trainer of Murray, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem back in October and has since reviewed their time together, explaining just how much work she put into improving her strength over the off-season. It was a strong physical performance from the world No 78 who had often struggled with lengthy matches and injuries in 2022, and served as a testament to her work with Jez Green over the off-season.

Former No 1 Andy Murray made an unhappy start to 2023 with a straight-sets defeat to Sebastian Korda at the Adelaide International.

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Andy Murray made an unhappy start to 2023 with a straight-sets defeat to Sebastian Korda at the Adelaide International.

But once I made that break at 3-2 in the first set I thought I stepped it up and played really good tennis for the rest of the match.” The second set followed a similar pattern with serve held until Korda took a 4-2 lead. Korda's double break gave him a 4-1 lead and, although Murray saved one set point, the American closed out the first set in one hour and 16 minutes.

Andy Murray's hopes of a bright start to his 2023 season were ended in straight sets by Seb Korda at the Adelaide International on Tuesday.

Thank you all for coming out today and thank you for giving me the welcome that I could only wish for.” Murray had cut a disconsolate figure when he drew his 2022 season to a close with a loss to Gilles Simon. [ndy Murray](/topic/andy-murray)’s hopes of a bright start to his 2023 season were ended in straight sets by Seb Korda at the Adelaide International on Tuesday.

Not only is he a force to be reckoned with on the tennis court, but Andy Murray is also a successful hotelier with the Cromlix Hotel, situated between ...

"I'll be playing a tournament out there, and then the Australian Open. "Yes, that's the plan," he noted. "This house is incredibly special to us and we are so excited for the improvements; we hope you will be too! A second added: "A special place for us, that explains why we can't stay for our anniversary as we usually try to do! However, on Tuesday he and wife Kim shared a disappointing update with fans and prospective guests as they announced that the hotel was to close for the next three months. "Today, we have said goodbye to our final Hogmanay guests and are closing our doors for a 3 month period of refurbishment.