Murray, who
was hoping to use the tournament to re-launch his career following months of
being bogged down by hip injury, lost the first two sets 4-6 4-6.
Japanese
tennis player Yoshihito Nishioka Tuesday almost despatch home three-time
Grand Slam winner Andy Murray in the first round of the US Open in New York.
But by
digging deep, he snatched victory in five sets.
He won the
next two sets on tie break 7-6 7-6 and closed up the match 6-4 in the fifth
set.
The 24
year-old Japanese player had won one ATP Tour singles title and achieved a
career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48 on 24 February 2020.
He would have
added another achievement to his career, by beating a former world number oneb
but it was not to be.
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