Injured Andy Murray falls to agonising defeat against Machac in Miami Open

• Murray loses 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 (5) to Czech in third round
• Scot felt ankle injury before tie-break but carried on

For three hours and 28 minutes, Andy Murray battled with everything he had, even when he almost had ­nothing. First he played brilliantly in the early stages against the talented Tomas Machac, but he just could not find a way to close it out. Then just as the match seemed to be passing him by, Murray mounted an ­incredible comeback. In the final, decisive moments, Murray hurt his left ankle, yet somehow he still ­battled on.

In these last months of one of the great careers of this century, the Scot gave yet another demonstration of his resilience and heart, but it still was not enough. He limped out of the Miami Open on Sunday with an agonising 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5) defeat to Machac in the third round.

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