Andy Murray bids emotional farewell to Miami 'tennis home'

Andy Murray gave his fans a performance to remember in his final appearance at the Miami Open as he put up a brave fight before falling to a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5) third-round defeat to Czech Tomas Machac.

Murray, a two-time Miami winner, had saved match point in the third before forcing a tie-break, which he led 5-3 before Machac secured the win.

With the match tied at a set each and 5-5 in third, the contest looked done and dusted when Murray rolled over on his left ankle and screamed in pain before hopping to his bench.

After being treated by the trainer, Murray strapped his ankle and returned to the court.

The third set would go to a tie-break with Murray building a 5-3 advantage but the former-world number one could not close the deal as Machac, who had earlier upset fifth seed Andrey Rublev, made the most of the advantage.

Murray then walked out onto the court one more time and applauded the crowd.

"I wasn't thinking about all the matches I played. Just more that that's the last match that I am going play here which is sad because I love it here," Murray said. "I've spent so much of my tennis career here and I would have liked it to have gone on a little bit longer.

Sir Andy Murray, everybody