Andy Murray denied first grass title in six years after defeat to Matteo Berrettini at BOSS Open in Stuttgart

Andy Murray was denied what would have been his first grass court title in six years after losing 6-4 5-7 6-3 to Matteo Berrettini in the final of the BOSS Open in Stuttgart. Murray headed into the match after impressive wins over Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

Ad/> A win over Berrettini would have been Murrray’s 47th career title, but it was the 26-year-old who emerged victorious to secure his sixth career title and the third on grass. ATP Stuttgart'Discrimination is unacceptable' — Organisers investigating Kyrgios' racism claim3 HOURS AGO This was the third meeting between the pair, with Murray winning in straight sets at the Beijing Open in 2019, while Berrettini emerged victorious in their meeting at Queen’s last year, in straight sets once again.

The Scot got off to a good start by winning his first service game, but Berrettini replied with a couple of solid serves to level the match at 1-1. The first break went the way of Berrettini, as Murray double faulted to hand the Italian a 30-15 lead, following that up with a deep forehand in the game to break the serve and move 2-1 ahead.

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