Citi Open up: Andy Murray overwhelmed by Mikael Ymer in Washington as preparing for 2022 US Open will get off to lousy start

Andy Murray was beaten in the first spherical of the Citi Open as Mikael Ymer arrived out on major in a rollercoaster match in Washington.

Ymer defeat the previous earth No. 1 7-6(8) 4-6 6-1 in the Brit’s initial tough court docket match since February and Murray’s hopes of a robust create-up to the US Open up, which starts on August 29, have taken a strike.

Equally gamers appeared to struggle bodily and it was Ymer who edged out Murray in a tight very first set which lasted 80 minutes.

The Briton led the tie-break 6-4, only to drop the set 7-6(8). Even so. he fought back again in the next by winning 5 of the ultimate six online games to come from 3-1 down to stage the match, but he could not use his momentum in the third regardless of getting backed by the crowd in Washington.

Ymer broke Murray’s provide a few situations in the remaining set and will experience Aslan Karatsev in the following spherical.

“I assume he seemed like maybe he was cramping a very little bit in the next established, but recovered totally fantastic immediately after the crack at the stop of the established.” reported Murray.

“He went off to change and cool off a very little little bit, and he recovered well for the third, whereas I didn’t seriously. Yeah, it is just disheartening.

“Really in Newport I cramped right at the close of one particular of my matches there. It is genuinely hot and humid. Generally I pretty get pleasure from actively playing in those people situations.

“I struggled a tiny little bit the previous two tournaments with that. I will need to have a minor seem at that with my staff and perhaps see why that is, make a number of adjustments.”

What’s following for Murray?

Murray has just one a lot more party on his confirmed timetable, the Montreal Masters following week, prior to he heads to Flushing Meadows at the conclusion of the month.

The 35-calendar year-previous is undecided no matter whether he will enter the second Masters 1000 occasion soon after Montreal, the Western and Southern Open up in Cincinnati (August 14-21).

Need to he wrestle for variety, Murray may possibly engage in in the Winston-Salem Open (August 21-27) to uncover some self esteem likely into the remaining Grand Slam of 2022 which runs from August 29 to September 11.