Andy Murray was knocked out of the Citi Open on Wednesday (5th August) after a three-set loss to Teymuraz Gabashvili.

Andy Murray's return to the Citi Open resulted in a short stay.

Seeded No. 1 and appearing at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open for the first time in nearly a decade, two-time major champion Murray bowed out in his opening match with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) loss to 53rd-ranked Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia.

Murray had his chances against Gabashvili, who was limping between points on a bad left leg.

Although Murray climbed back into the match in the second set, he was hardly at his best in the third, and his serve did not get him out of trouble in the tiebreaker.

Murray broke for a 5-4 lead in the third set and served for the victory. But he got broken right back, sailing a backhand long to make it 5-all.

Then, in the tiebreaker, Murray went ahead 4-3. From there, though, he wouldn't take another point, dropping the last four against Gabashvili, who has never won a tour title and came into this match with a 9-13 record in 2015.

Murray, who received a first-round bye, was playing his first match of the North American hard-court circuit _ and in his first tournament since reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon last month.