Murray suffers defeat in Adelaide - 美網 Tennis

Last Updated: Thursday, 5 January 2006, 07:12 GMT
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Murray suffers defeat in Adelaide

Andy Murray missed out on a possible meeting with Lleyton Hewitt when
he went out of the Adelaide International in the second round.

The 18-year-old Scot lost 7-6 4-6 6-1 to world number 24 Tomas Berdych.

Berdych goes on to face top seed Hewitt or Germany's Philipp
Kohlschreiber, who are in action later on Thursday.

"Compared to my first match it was a lot better performance, so I have to be
positive. I was disappointed I didn't serve as well as I can," said Murray.

"I was much better on the ground, I came to the net a little bit and was
moving well.

"You want to make sure you are playing better and getting closer and closer
to your best with each match.

"For me, the most important tournament of this trip is the Australian Open."

Murray will now head to Auckland for his final warm-up tournament before he
competes in the Australian Open for the first time.



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