Murray blames media pressure

Andy Murray blamed the weight of expectation for his hapless first-round exit in the Australian Open.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2006 - 10:06

Andy Murray blamed the weight of expectation for his hapless first-round exit in the Australian Open.

The 18-year-old Scot suffered a straight-sets defeat to Argentinian Juan Ignacio Chela a day after fellow Briton Tim Henman fell to Dmitry Tursunov.

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