Sebastian Korda downs Andy Murray in Adelaide

Andy Murray once again had no luck with the draw as he had to play Sebastian Korda in the first round with the American winning the match 7-6(3) 6-3.

It was a very interesting match and one where Murray showed some promise albeit not enough for Korda. They played indoors last year and that match went to three sets however today Korda kept it in two. The first set was close, very close ending in a tiebreak. The players exchanged breaks midway through as the conclusion happened in the tiebreak.

Murray won the first point in the tiebreak but then lost five in a row to give Korda a lead that he would not waste. The second set was not very close as Murray's level collapsed with Korda keeping up the shot-making. Murray's undoing in the first set was his serve as he was not able to hit it at a high rate.

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Korda got far too many free points on his serve. That didn't happen in the second set and Murray had more success with his return but it was simply not enough. A lot to improve upon for Murray who looked good at times.