A shock defeat for Andy Murray at the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier

British Andy Murray (No. 49 in the ATP World Ranking) stunned in the first round of the tournament ATP 250 Montpellier. The 36-year-old Briton surrendered to the local team Benoit Paire (No. 112) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

This victory for the Frenchman has undoubtedly been an absolute surprise ever since A top 100 player has been unbeaten in the tournament's main draw since May 2022 (1R Geneva vs. Emil Ruusuvuori) and Top 50 since January 2022 (2R Australian Open vs. Grigor Dimitrov).

This defeat exacerbates the tennis crisis suffered by Andy Murray, who has played three matches and three defeats this year.. Moreover, out of his last eight official matches, he has only managed to win one.

Sir Andy's next challenge will be at the ATP 250 in Marseille. There will be one of the big names alongside Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Karen Khachanov and local Ugo Humbert.

As for Paire, he will play the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier against the winner of the duel between Harold Mayotte and Lucas Pouille. If he gets another win, he will be just one step away from returning to the top 100 in the world rankings.