Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Andy Murray went down in pain with an ankle injury late in the 3rd set Andy Murray was knocked out of the Miami Open in a significant 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) last-32 defeat by Tomas Machac. The Briton, 36, transformed his ninth break point to take a 6-5 lead in the opening set before serving out to love. But Machac hit back to win the 2nd set and then clinched the match in a third-set tie-break, having formerly been broken when serving to development. Murray got treatment on an ankle injury late in the 3rd set and was likewise upset by motion in the crowd. Elsewhere, British number one Cameron Norrie lost 7-5 6-1 to 3rd seed Daniil Medvedev in simply 81 minutes. Murray loses thriller Murray’s match versus 23-year-old Czech Republic gamer Machac lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes and saw him conserve match point to force a tie-break. After the Briton protected the opening set, Machac broke Murray for the veryfirst time at 6-5 in the 2nd set – which was interrupted by a short rain hold-up – to draw level.
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