Andy Murray surprised by display in Dusan Lajovic loss in Miami, not 'predicting' Carlos Alcaraz to win 20 Grand Slams

23.03.2023 - 22:17 eurosport.com

Andy Murray says he was surprised with his movement and overall performance in his Miami Open first-round defeat to Dusan Lajovic.

In the first career meeting between the two players, Murray was beaten 6-4 7-5 by the world No. 76. Ad Murray went into the match on the back of making the last 32 at Indian Wells and with the carrot of a potential third-round clash with world No.

1 Carlos Alcaraz. ATP MiamiBig upset as Murray dumped out of Miami Open by world No. 76 Lajovic21 HOURS AGO But the two-time Miami champion didn’t produce the same level that he has shown for most of the last month and was beaten in straight sets. “I served pretty well, but the rest of the game was a bit of a problem today,” reflected Murray. “Didn't really return that well, made a number of errors that obviously I wouldn't expect to be making. “I didn't really feel like I moved particularly well, which is really important for me, something I've been doing very well actually in most of the matches this year.

So that was probably the thing. “Some days you obviously don't hit the ball your best, but my movement wasn't great today.” Murray also said he struggled with a change in conditions from Indian Wells.

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