Andy and Jamie Murray knocked out of Citi Open doubles
The British pair went down in three sets to Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray and brother Jamie have fallen at the quarter-final stage of the Citi Open in Washington to Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus.
The British pair took the first set of the clash on a tiebreak, but lost the second in similar fashion as all 24 games followed serve.
Klaasen and Venus were seeded third in the tournament and showed why in the deciding tiebreak, breaking the Murrays’ serve to open up a 3-0 lead.
Undeterred, the brothers bounced back to take a 7-5 lead but the South African and New Zealander won five points in a row to prevail 6-7 (3) 7-6 (6) 10-7.
Meanwhile, Kyle Edmund also tumbled out in Washington at the hands of German lucky loser Peter Gojowczyk.
The 24-year-old’s disappointing summer continued with a three-set defeat in the quarter-finals, going down 6-3 4-6 6-3 to his opponent, ranked 122 in the world.
Gojowczyk wrapped up the first set in 32 minutes but Edmund drew the match level.
A solitary break in the third gave the 30-year-old the upper hand, as Edmund went on to save four match points but netted the fifth.
PA
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments