MURRAY’S IN PAIN IN BRISBANE

TENNIS LATEST FROM DOWN UNDER

ANDY MURRAY admitted his lack of top-class tennis had been brutally exposed in his defeat to world No.16 Daniil Medvedev.

The former world No.1’s latest comeback ended after two matches as he lost 7-5 6-2 in only 81 minutes at the Brisbane International.

From missing two break points at 5-5 in the first set, the Scot lost six straight games to the 22-year-old Russian to show how difficult it will be to return to the top of the game at the age of 31.

The Scot, who won the tournament in both of his previous appearances in Queensland in 2012 and 2013, said: “I made too many mistakes.

“When you play better players – he’s 15 in the world or so – they will expose any errors you make in your game or any shots you are not hitting particularly well.

“He served extremely well, I didn’t get many chances on his service games, then on my own I made too many errors in the rallies. As you play up the levels, whether it’s issues with your game, you’re not serving as well or moving as well – the better players exploit that.

“I need to try and find a way of working out how to get around with some of the things I am struggling with now and I will try and do that.”

Asked about his hip he said: “OK. Not perfect. Better than how I was competing a few months ago when I was playing and competing back-to-back days.”

Murray will now travel to Melbourne