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Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
David Ferrer ousts Andy Murray from the Barcelona Open
Andy Murray's bid for the Barcelona Open title finished at the second-round stage when he was beaten 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 1-6 by Spain's David Ferrer.
Unlike in the opening match when he battled back from being a set down, Andy Murray, 18, started well against fifth seed David Ferrer ranked 12th in the world, but having been edged out of a second set tie-break, he lost in the deciding set.
David Ferrer's reward for winning is a match with Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.
Andy Murray's loss mirrored what happened at the Monte Carlo Masters Series a week earlier when he also won the first set and had a chance to wrap up the match when serving at 6-5 in a fluctuating second set but was broken to love.
Andy Murray then lost the tie-break 7-4 and was broken early in the deciding set in which he never posed a threat.
But not disheartened, "This is my best performance on clay ever by a long way," Andy Murray said.
"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," Andy Murray added.
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