Andy Murray suffered one other early exit on the clay as he crashed out of the Bordeaux Challenger 6-3 6-0 to Stan Wawrinka. The Brit has now misplaced within the first spherical of 4 occasions on the filth, although he additionally picked up the title in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month.

Murray and Wawrinka had been renewing their rivalry for the twenty third time in what was their first assembly on the Challenger circuit. Both males had been trying to bounce again after early exits on the Rome Masters, the place the Brit misplaced his opening match whereas the 38-year-old crashed out within the second spherical. 

The world No 42 had already loved success on the Challenger circuit this clay season - profitable the title in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month. Murray acquired a bye to the second spherical in Bordeaux because the second seed whereas the Swiss star eased previous Ugo Blanchet in his opening match.

And the additional match appeared to work in Wawrinka’s favour as he was the primary to pounce, breaking for a 3-1 lead. The world No 84 continued to assault the Murray function the world Brit was pressured to save lots of 5 set factors in a prolonged recreation at 2-5 down.

Wawrinka was in a position to shut it out 6-3 on his personal function Murray gained simply 4 factors on his second serve. And the 38-year-old continued to problem the previous world No 1, breaking him twice to start out set quantity two. 

The former world No 3 continued to dominate, breaking Murray for the third time within the second set to serve for it at 5-0. The Brit had his first break-back level however couldn’t convert it and rapidly crashed out in 75 minutes as Wawrinka outclassed him, profitable 81 per cent of the factors on his first serve and 61 per cent on his second.