Andy Murray was distracted by weird climate circumstances as he stood getting ready to defeat within the first spherical of the Geneva Open.
Murray trailed world quantity 85 Yannick Hanfmann by a set and a double break when umpire Greg Allensworth despatched them again to the dressing rooms because of an impending storm.
Murray’s match will restart from 1pm onwards on Tuesday.
Gusts of wind had been sending showers of white pollen on to the court docket from the close by Parc des Eaux-Vives, prompting Murray to complain to Allensworth: “It’s like it’s snowing out here.”
Amid the unlikely circumstances, Murray summoned two double faults in succession to pave the best way for Hanfmann to maneuver 4-1 up within the second set having grabbed the decisive break within the first, reeling off 12 factors in a row to win it 7-5.
It was a disappointing return to the ATP Tour for Murray, who hoped to make use of Geneva to limber up for his first French Open look since 2020 after producing a disappointing efficiency at a Challenger occasion in Bordeaux final
week on his comeback from harm.
He appeared painfully out of types, struggling on the return of serve and more and more handing the initiative to his opponent, who was much less inclined to simply accept the necessity for a climate interruption.
Barring a spectacular revival it means Murray will miss the prospect of reserving a second-round conflict with world primary Novak Djokovic, in what would have been their first assembly for the reason that 2017 Doha ultimate.
British quantity three Dan Evans missed a match level alternative as he fell 6-3 4-6 7-6 (6) to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech within the first spherical of the Lyon Open.
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Highlights from Arthur Rinderknech’s win towards Dan Evans in Lyon
In an exciting ultimate set, Evans hit again from 5-2 behind to carry match level at 6-5 within the tie-break earlier than Rinderknech rallied to succeed in spherical two.
World No 73 Rinderknech will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Jaume Munar and American No 5 seed Frances Tiafoe subsequent.
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