Qatar Open 2022: Roberto Bautista Agut condemns Andy Murray to heavy defeat
FirstpostSecond seed Bautista Agut eased to a 6-0, 6-1 win in the second round of a tournament where Murray, now ranked 87 in the world, was champion in 2008 and 2009. Doha: Former world number one and three-time major champion Andy Murray crashed to one of the heaviest defeats of his career on Wednesday, winning just a single game in a straight-sets loss to Roberto Bautista Agut at the Qatar Open. Bautista Agut, who won the Doha title in 2019 and reached the final last year, will next face fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who put out British fifth seed Dan Evans 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Third seed and defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili won his first match of 2022 after six successive defeats by defeating Swedish lucky loser Elias Ymer 6-4, 7-5.