De Minaur ended Murray's streak and advanced to the second round at the Queen's Club Open.

Alex de Minaur defeated Andy Murray in the first round of the Queen's Club Open with a score of 6-3, 6-1.

The former world No. 1 had been showing great form on grass courts, with a winning streak of ten consecutive matches and two challenger titles in Nottingham and Surbiton. On the other hand, De Minaur lost in the second round of the Libema Open 's-Hertogenbosch last week to Tallon Griekspoor, who went on to win the Dutch tournament.

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In the first set, Murray struggled with his serve, which De Minaur capitalized on. With a 52% first serve percentage, the two-time Wimbledon champion only won 31% of points on his second serve and couldn't convert any of the three break points he faced from De Minaur.

In the second set, Murray managed to win only 25% of his second serves, allowing De Minaur to break him twice. The Australian's solid serving performance enabled him to win the set 6-1 without facing any break points from the British player.

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De Minaur will now face Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who defeated Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the Queen's Club Open. Next challenge for Murray will be Wimbledon in two weeks.

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