Author: BBC

Britain’s Andy Murray fell to a straight-set defeat against Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the third round at Indian Wells.Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 36, was beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 by Rublev in a high-quality match in California.Murray, who has said he is not planning to “play much past this summer” as he considers retirement, missed four set points when leading the first set 5-4. He then quickly faded in the second after losing serve in the fourth game.Murray, who finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the tournament in 2009, thanked the Indian Wells crowd on what he acknowledged…

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