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Tomas Martin Etcheverry:  Andy Murray fell at the first hurdle of the China Open as the British veteran lost to Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (6) here on Thursday.

The 36-year-old Briton has reached at least the quarterfinal stage in all of his four previous outings and is unseeded this time.

De Minaur, ranked 12th in the ATP tour, saved two match points in the eighth game of the third set en route to winning the 171-minute duel, Xinhua reports.