ROME, (Reuters) – Briton Andy Murray suffered a setback in his French Open preparations as he was ousted 6-7 6-3 6-2 by Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Rome Masters yesterday.
The world number four dominated the first set tiebreak but was made to pay for missing 15 of 17 break points as he lost to the 22nd ranked Frenchman in just under three hours.
Murray reached the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo but pulled out of the Madrid Masters with a back injury before winning his opening match in Rome.
The swirling wind and shadows across the court made life difficult for both men but 16th seed Gasquet took his chances to set up a quarter-final with Spain’s David Ferrer, the sixth seed winning 6-0 7-6 against Gilles Simon of France.
