This was the first time at a grand slam since the French Open in 2017 that Murray has been the last British singles player standing. He appeared to be in some discomfort after the match, and was seen limping off the court
Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round.Murray won just one of the first 15 points before getting on the board in the fourth game, and his competitor wrapped up the opening set in only 29 minutes.
The defeat came after Murray's marathon second round match against Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis - which lasted five hours and 45 minutes, finishing at 4am. Coupled with a near five-hour first-round win over Matteo Berrettini, the Scot had spent 10 hours and 34 minutes on court just making it through to the last 32.
To begin with it appeared he would offer little resistance against Bautista Agut but after another three hours and 29 minutes of playing time, his battle was lost.Read more:
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