Andy Murray’s preparations for expected final Wimbledon hit by Stuttgart Open exit
Murray went down 6-3 6-4 to Marcos Giron.
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Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray’s preparations for what is expected to be his final Wimbledon got off to an inauspicious start as he lost in the first round of the Stuttgart Open.
The two-time SW19 champion headed to Germany to get some match practice ahead of his home grand slam which begins next month, but he went down 6-3 6-4 to Marcos Giron.
It was the opposite of what Murray was hoping for and we could be entering the final weeks of the 37-year-old’s stellar career after he hinted at retirement this summer.
He will return to London to play at Queen’s where he dominated for so long in his career, hoping for a longer run than in Germany.
He was off the pace against the world number 54 and fended off early break points, before being broken in the fifth game. There was never any way back for the Scot and a break in the third game of the second set spelled the end for the veteran.
It means British number two Jack Draper has avoided an all-British tie in the second round, instead meeting Giron.