Eastbourne 2019: Andy Murray’s winning run ends with early exit
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ByEurosport
Updated 25/06/2019 at 19:56 GMT
Andy Murray’s perfect comeback from potentially career-ending hip surgery came to an end as his new doubles partnership with Brazil’s Marcelo Melo failed to spark at Eastbourne.
Marcelo Melo, Andy Murray
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Murray, who lifted the doubles titles at Queen’s alongside Feliciano Lopez last week, and Melo fell to Colombian top seeds Robert Farah and Juan Cabal 6-2 6-4 in the first round.
The three-time Grand Slam champion was broken three times in the defeat, with the rest of the match going on serve.
He will team up with Frenchman Pierre-Hughes Herbert in the men's doubles at Wimbledon next week, but is still seeking a partner in the mixed event.
British duo Dan Evans and Lloyd Glasspool await Farah and Cabal in the quarter-finals.
Murray had hip resurfacing surgery in February in a bid to salvage a career that appeared to be over when he lost an emotional first round match at this year's Australian Open.
The former world number one has reported being "pain free" as he takes his first steps back on Tour in doubles before hopefully resuming his singles career later this year.
He has been moving freely alongside Lopez this week and was clearly fired-up on Sunday as he won his first doubles title since 2011 when he partnered brother Jamie in Tokyo.
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