Emotional Andy Murray hints at retirement after demoralising first round Australian Open exit
Andy Murray suffered a demoralising first round Australian Open defeat to Tomas Etcheverry on Monday.
The Brit was beaten 6-4 6-2 6-2 to crash out of the first Grand Slam of 2024.
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The five-time finalist never really managed to get into the match as he crashed out in the first round for just the second time in the last 13 years.
Before the season started, Murray admitted that 2024 could be his final year if he was not enjoying his tennis.
He has now lost his first two matches of the season and the defeat Etcheverry is a particularly bruising one.
After the match, he admitted that it could be his last appearance at the Australian Open.
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"It's a definite possibility that will be the last time I play here," he said. "I think probably because of how the match went and everything.
"While you're playing the match, you're obviously trying to control your emotions, focus on the points and everything. When you're one point away from the end, you're like, 'I can't believe this is over so quickly, and like this'.
"In comparison to the matches that I played here last year, it's the complete opposite feeling walking off the court.
"I wish I involved the crowd more. Just disappointed with the way I played and all of that stuff. (It's a) tough, tough way to finish."
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Murray was the talk of the 2023 tournament in Melbourne having a brilliant run where he beat Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi Kokkinakis in five-set epics.
However, he is already the second Brit to exit in the first round after Jodie Burrage lost on Sunday.
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