Andy Murray v Jakub Mensik LIVE: Qatar Open tennis result and reaction as Murray loses marathon match

Not much you can do with that serve out wide though. It’s 30-30. Murray does then earn a break point though and he gets one of the breaks back!

A deep forehand can’t be returned and Murray is somehow still alive in this match.

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Mensik serving for the match. Will he hold his nerve? Huge first serve and it’s 15-0 before Murray can even blink. But a longer rally goes the Brit’s way for 15-15.

Some deep Murray forehands force the mistake. 15-30...

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First break point and Mensik gets a look at a second serve. And he takes it with an extraordinary pick-up! Deft backhand overhead from Murray looks to be beyond the Czech’s reach but he slides and flicks it back across court for a clean winner.

Mensik has the double break and is on the brink of victory.

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Bad, bad news for Murray as he falls 0-30 down on his own serve. A second break here would likely be curtains.

Good serve to narrow the deficit to 15-30 but a beautifully-disguised drop shot and Mensik has two break points.

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And now it’s a break point for Murray. He goes marginally too deep with a forehand, slightly too aggressive but the first serve down the middle bails him out! Break point saved with Murray unable to get near it.

Good forehand volley at the net on the next point from the Czech teenager and a Murray netting seals the hold. He dodged a bullet there.

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Murray being shifted all around the court by his young opponent, who takes control of this game early on to move 30-0 ahead. But the Brit strikes back, forcing a couple of mistakes and gives himself a sniff at 30-30...

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Murray not backing down from the challenge though. A thunderous serve out wide sees him race to 30-0 ahead.

Mensik refuses to lie down. A thunderous cross-court forehand is unstoppable before Murray gets too cute with an attempted drop shot. 30-30 could set alarm bells ringing but two mammoth first serves at the perfect moment seals the hold. He needs a break of serve though.

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Thumping, sizzling backhand down the line from Mensik for a clean winner leaves Murray rooted to the spot. An ace out wide later in the game simply confirms his dominance on serve at the moment.

Four aces in his first two service games of the decider and Murray can’t really get near him at the moment. Hold to love.

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Murray producing some big serving of his own to get a game on the board in this third set. This has turned into a physical battle now and the Brit is landing some blows. Hold to 15.

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Murray right in the game at 15-15 and 30-30 but Mensik delivers a big first serve to bring up game point and then an ace down the middle seals it. Great consolidation of the hold and Murray on the back foot in this decider now.

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