Murray and Hutchins Lose David Cup Doubles Match

Sept. 20 -- Andy Murray and doubles specialist Ross Hutchins of Great Britain went down 5-7 6-3 3-6 2-6 in just over three hours against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland at Liverpool, England's Echo Arena.

Fyrstenberg and Matkowski are one of the best doubles partnerships on the ATP Tour, currently ranked No. 11.

The Brits were a good match for their opponents in the opening set and had a break point in the fourth game, but Fyrstenberg held on, while three break points were also squandered in the sixth game. The crucial moment in the first set came in the 10th game as Hutchins let a 40-15 lead disappear as the Poles finally broke their opponents, and Fyrstenberg served out the set.

Trying to protect Murray’s injured wrist, it was decided Murray would play from the deuce court before the game, but they swapped to their more familiar positions for the second set, which they won.

Despite dropping a set the Poles continued to dominate, and Murray had to save an early break point, before being broken in the sixth game. Hutchins was also struggling with his serve, facing a break point to lose the set in the eighth game, but he managed to delay the inevitable, before Matkowski closed out the third set.

Britain had an opportunity in the fourth set when they again found themselves with three break points, but the Poles who won the next five points in a row to take the game and broke Murray for a 3-2 lead. Fyrstenberg and Matkowski broke again to go 5-2 ahead, and then the match got heated at 5-2 after Murray called a foot fault that wasn’t picked up by the linesman or chair umpire.

Both coaches became involved and the match referee even came on to the court for a brief moment as everyone had their say, but it only delayed the inevitable as Fyrstenberg served out the match.

The defeat means that Murray and Dan Evans both must win their singles matches on Sunday if Britain is to win the tie, and retain their status in Group I.

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