Andy Murray fell to a 6-3 5-7 7-6 (6) against 24-year-old Australian Alex De Minaur at the China Open; De Minaur has won all five meetings between the pair so far
Andy Murray has been defeated by Alex De Minaur in all five of their meetings
Andy Murray failed to capitalise on three match points as he fell to a first-round defeat to Alex De Minaur at the China Open in Beijing. The 24-year-old Australian battled his way to a 6-3 5-7 7-6 victory over the former world No 1 in a fifth career meeting between the pair, with De Minaur having won all five including in the first round at Queen's earlier this year.
He took the first set courtesy of a single break in the second game of the match, but a succession of backhand errors in the second set gave Murray the chance to level the match.
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