BBC Sport · Mar 24, 2024
Miami Open: Andy Murray suffers dramatic three-set defeat by Tomas Machac
Image caption, Murray went down in agony with an ankle injury late in the third set Andy Murray was knocked out of the Miami Open as he suffered a dramatic 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Tomas Machac in the last 32.
The Briton took his ninth break point to take a 6-5 lead before serving out to love to take the opening set.
Machac broke Murray for the first time at 6-5 in the second to draw level.
Murray retrieved a break in the decider and saved match point when serving to stay in the match before succumbing to defeat when he lost the tie-break.
The 36-year-old Scot had worryingly gone down with an ankle injury at the net after hitting the winner to level at 5-5 in the third set.