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Andy Murray roared defiance once again but bowed to the inevitable when he was unable to pull off another Australian Open miracle.
Thirty nine hours after walking off court at 4am, he could not disguise the after effects of his first two rounds as he went down 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-4 to Roberto Bautista Agut back at the scene of his early hours escape.
With Murray both a step slow struggling to fully bend to pick up his water bottle early, he never quite looked in shape to challenge the kind of player who would prove highly troublesome to anyone in full fitness, and lost in three hours and 29 minutes.
Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Australian Open after losing to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round
Bautista Agut is not a power merchant, but highly mobile with a consistent game that could wear anyone down. Ultimately he was too much for a someone who had played for ten
