Andy Murray beaten by brother Jamie in quarter-finals of Cincinnati Masters as Scot’s dabble with doubles ends in defeat

Andy Murray’s dabble with doubles ended in defeat as the two-time Wimbledon champion was beaten by brother Jamie in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters.

The siblings were facing each other for only the second time in their professional careers, and Andy and Feliciano Lopez went down 6-7 (5) 7-5 10-4 to Jamie and fellow Briton Neal Skupski.


The Murray brother’s faced each other for the first time in their careers

“It was tough, not the most enjoyable match. The atmosphere kind of felt a bit flat on the court which I think is in some ways normal in those sorts of matches,” Andy Murray told reporters.

“But it was fine, and I’m happy Jamie got through. You want to go out there and compete and play as well as you can, but you’re not getting the same enjoyment out of serving an ace or hitting a great return as you might be in other matches.

“Obviously we tried to do our best but it wasn’t enough today.”
The defeat all but spells the end of Andy Murray’s sojourn into doubles on the day he announced he would not play the men’s or mixed events at the US Open later this month.