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Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund lose in first round of Cologne indoor tournament

Britain’s Andy Murray went out in the first round of the Bett1 Hulks Indoors event in Cologne, Germany, losing 6-4 6-4 against Spain’s Fernando Verdasco.

Murray, 33, was handed a wildcard to play in the tournament, but was beaten by the 36-year-old world number 62.

Verdasco now faces US Open finalist Alexander Zverev in the second round after the German was given a bye.

Another Briton, Kyle Edmund, lost 7-5 7-6 (7-1) to South Africa’s Lloyd Harris.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, currently ranked 115th in the world, only returned to the ATP Tour in August after career-saving hip surgery.