Andy Murray loses in opening round at Cincinnati event

Andy Murray reacts after losing to Lucas Pouille of France in Mason, Ohio on Monday. Pic/AFP

Andy Murray's comeback was sidetracked on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam champion lost 1-6, 6-1, 4-6 to Lucas Pouille in his opening match at the Cincinnati Masters.

Murray, returning from hip surgery, was unable to get past the French 16th seed, hampering his preparations for the US Open starting on August 27. Murray last played 11 days ago in a Washington third-round match which took him three hours to win and ended at 3 am.

He is working his way back slowly and felt he could not subject his body to a quarter-final just over 12 hours later, prompting him to withdraw from that event.

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