Andy Murray knocked out of Hall of Fame Open after quarter-final defeat to Alexander Bublik
FirstpostWorld number 42 Bublik fired 12 aces against five double faults and won 80 per cent of his first serve points to eliminate the 35-year-old Scotsman in the grass-court event and line up a semi-final clash with Australian Jason Kubler. Newport, United States: Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray was knocked out of the ATP Hall of Fame Open, falling to Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-5, 6-4 in a Friday quarter-final. Former world number one Murray is a three-time Grand Slam champion, winning the 2012 US Open and 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon titles as well as Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016. Murray’s first double fault gave Bublik the match’s first break point and he took advantage with a backhand winner to seize a 6-5 lead, then held on a service winner to claim the first set after 57 minutes.