Andy Murray beaten by Dan Evans in Dubai doubles battle

ByPA Sport

Updated 27/02/2017 at 21:16 GMT

Andy Murray lost out to fellow Briton Dan Evans in the first round of the men's doubles at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Andy Murray

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Murray and his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic were beaten 6-1 7-6 (7/2) by Evans and Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in an hour and 12 minutes.

The winning duo will progress to round two where they face Finland's Henri Kontinen and Australian John Peers, a former partner of Jamie Murray.

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Andy Murray, meanwhile, will turn his attention to the singles, where he is number one seed and plays Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round on Tuesday.

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