Rio 2016 Olympics: Andy and Jamie Murray suffer shock first-round defeat to Brazil duo

ByDan Quarrell

Published 08/08/2016 at 01:49 GMT

Andy and Jamie Murray suffered a shock first-round defeat to Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci and Andre Sa who recorded a 7-6(6) 7-6(14) victory at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Murray brothers saved six match points in a dramatic second set tie-break, but Bellucci and Sa delighted the home fans with their straight-sets win.

Wimbledon champion Andy, Britain’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony on Friday, had hoped to win the gold medal with his brother after clinching the top prize in the singles at London 2012.

But it was not to be for the Scots as they failed to knock Bellucci and Sa out of their rhythm and experienced a chastening first-round defeat.

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Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) of Brazil and Andre Sa (BRA) of Brazil are seen during their match against Andy Murray (GBR) of United Kingdom and Jamie Murray (GBR) of United Kingdom

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