Andy Murray

Two-time champion Andy Murray suffers a straight-set loss to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic in the first round at the Miami Open.

However, Lajovic moved quickly to extinguish those hopes with another break and was relieved to serve out the match in straight sets when Murray framed a forehand. But he was unable to produce the response required after Lajovic, 32, forced the first break of serve in game seven and went on to clinch the opening set. Two-time champion Andy Murray suffered a straight-set loss to Dusan Lajovic in the first round at the Miami Open.

Andy Murray's Miami Open campaign has fallen at the first hurdle.

So, yeah, whether I stay and train here on the clay for a few days before heading to Spain, I'm not sure." For Murray fans, attention has already turned to where he could play next with the clay-court season just around the corner. Yeah, quite interesting for me because that was not the case in the past. "There is time between these events to adjust to the different conditions. Some expected Murray to continue building momentum in Miami after making it to the round of 32 at Indian Wells earlier this month. The Brit has also outlined where he plans to go from here after crashing out in Florida ahead of schedule.

Murray, a two-time winner in Miami, made a series of unforced errors as Lajovic secured a 6-4 7-5 win in one hour and 36 minutes. The 35-year-old Scot, ...

"I played a good match and I was very solid on my serving games. "This last game I felt super-tight, too. "I was able to hustle and get to the deuce at 5-5, and I think he felt the pressure," said Lajovic.

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"I made a number of errors that obviously I wouldn't expect to be making. "Some days you obviously don't hit the ball your best," Murray said after the defeat. "I served pretty well, but the rest of the game was a bit of a problem.

Lajovic secured a 6-4 7-5 win in one hour and 36 minutes.

“I played a good match and I was very solid on my serving games. “This last game I felt super-tight, too. “I was able to hustle and get to the deuce at 5-5, and I think he felt the pressure,” said Lajovic.

Lajovic secured a 6-4 7-5 win in one hour and 36 minutes.

“I played a good match and I was very solid on my serving games. “This last game I felt super-tight, too. The two men continued to trade blows in the second set, and again it was Lajovic who made the opening move when he secured a break in the ninth game to leave him serving for the match.

The three-time Grand Slam winner had break points in the fourth and sixth games of the opening set. But it was Lajovic, ranked 76th in the world, who struck ...

“I played a good match and I was very solid on my serving games. When I was 40-0 up and I missed some first serves he was able to put pressure on, but luckily he missed a shot that he doesn’t normally miss. However, a scrappy game followed for an off-colour Murray, with Lajovic prospering to break and have another go at moving into the next round.