The leader Murray is out at the start in Washington

The leader in the scheme Andy Murray knocked out at the start of the tournament on hard courts in Washington. The Briton slid wit 4:6, 6:3, 6:7 (4) to Teymuraz Gabashvili in a duel that lasted in 2 hours and 42 minutes. The former champion of US Open and Wimbledon served for the match analyzed by bestsportpredictions in the third set at 5:4, but he allowed a re-break and then in the decisive tiebreak slid with
4:7 points.

For Murray, it has been the first game in Washington since 9 years and his dropping out is a good news for Grigor Dimitrov, who is in this part of the scheme.

"In the tiebreak he served very well and I failed to score no one retour in the court. Furthermore, I don`t think I did a good job when I was serving. The percentage of my inserted first initial shock was not good, "said Murray after the loss.

"It`s definitely disapointed to lose so early, but the good news is that I had my chances and I didn`t suffer on the court. For me it has been the first match analyzed by bestsportpredictions on a hard court since nearly five months. I was preparing for it only 4-5 days, so I can not be happy with the way I moved and with some of my performances. I have a lot to improve, but I hope in the next few days the things for me will go to the right direction. "

The win of Gabashvili qualified him for the third round, where he will meet the Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis, who won with 6:3, 6:3 over Pablo Quevas.

"At the end of the match analyzed by bestsportpredictions I was really tired, but I was able to play some good points, to be aggressive and to act without a fear. My victory today, and this against Benjamin Becker in the first round gives me an extra confidence for the tournament, "said Gabashvili.