Indian Wells: The last Dance I am not planning to “play much past this tournament as Andy Murray beaten in straight sets by Andrey Rublev This is my everything. Thanks to everyoneRublev in the third round at Indian Wells.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 36, was beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 by Rublev in a high-quality match in California.
Murray, who has said he is not planning to “play much past this summer” as he considers retirement, missed four set points when leading the first set 5-4.
He then quickly faded in the second after losing serve in the fourth game.
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner progressed with a straight-set victory over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The Italian world number three, 22, took just 81 minutes to seal a 6-3 6-0 win and will play German Jan-Lennard Struff or Croatia’s Borna Coric in the third round.
German sixth seed Alexander Zverev won 6-4 6-4 against Australia’s Christopher O’Connell, while Greek 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated French qualifier Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-2.
Murray falls away against Rublev
There were positives to take for Murray on his 16th appearance at Indian Wells, where he finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2009.
Having claimed a straight-set win over David Goffin to reach the second round, Murray delighted the crowd in a high-quality opening set against Rublev and a stunning backhand passing shot on a crucial point allowed him to hold serve for a 5-4 lead.
It looked as though that may prove pivotal as he maintained momentum to reach a total of four set points in the following game.
But Rublev hung on, forcing a tie-break which he would clinch at the second opportunity, to leave
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