Andy Murray is out of the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona at the second-round stage after failing to take advantage of a handful of break points in his 6-4 6-4 defeat to Mario Ancic.

It is the third time the 20-year-old British number one has crossed swords with the Croatian this year and the second time he has come off on the losing side, following victory in the final of the Marseille Open and defeat in Miami last month.

But despite holding his own for much of the match after a slack start, his opponent, a former top 10 player who is now ranked 51st in the world following a series of injuries, proved more clinical when he had the opportunity.

Ancic took first serve, holding then breaking to take the first two games - Murray handing him the second with a double-fault.

He then closed out a third game on the bounce, almost without resistance, sealing the game with an ace and leaving Murray under almost immediate pressure.

The onslaught continued as Ancic took the first point against serve in the fourth game and pushed his opponent all the way, taking Murray to deuce....more

(via sportinglife.com)

Murray Crashes Out To Ancic