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Andy Murray suffered a losing start to 2022 as he was beaten by world number 76 Facundo Bagnis in the first round of the Melbourne Summer Series.
The Briton, 34, produced an error-strewn display as he lost 6-3 5-7 6-3 to the Argentine.
Murray slammed his racket into his bench in frustration during the deciding set.
Bagnis broke the Scot in the fifth game of the set before serving out to take the match.
Murray came into the tournament with confidence, having reached the final of an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi in December, losing the decider to world number five Andrey Rublev.
But he struggled with a poor ball toss and a disappointing second-serve percentage against an opponent who has never gone past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament.
It leaves the three-time Grand Slam winner with plenty of work to do before this month’s Australian Open. Murray has accepted a wildcard for the tournament and will be appearing two years on from what, at the time, looked set to be his final match in the event as he prepared for hip surgery.
