Murray decisively beaten 6-3, 6-4 by his 18-year-old opponentAlcaraz gains revenge for defeat at Indian Wells this monthEven after one of his best wins in recent years, there was no respite for Andy Murray. Two days after he defeated the world No 10, Hubert Hurkacz, to clinch his second top-10 win since 2017, the Briton was unable to advance further into the draw at the Erste Bank Open as he was outplayed 6-3, 6-4 by his 18-year-old opponent Carlos Alcaraz.
Murray had arrived at his second-round match at the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna with the positive memories of a recent excellent victory against Alcaraz at Indian Wells in which he ground down the teenage Spaniard in a physical three-set tussle. But Murray’s high load of matches showed and Alcaraz gave a clean performance to win.