Murray starts Queen's farewell with gritty win

Britain's Andy Murray began what is apt to beryllium his last Queen's quality pinch a gritty triumph complete Australia's Alexei Popyrin.

Former world number 1 Murray, 37, earned a 6-3 3-6 6-3 triumph successful his first-round lucifer connected Tuesday.

Murray, who is simply a five-time champion astatine Queen's, is not expecting to play past nan Paris 2024 Olympics arsenic he contemplates wherever and erstwhile he will extremity his sparkling career.

Elsewhere, compatriot Dan Evans had to discontinue pinch a knee wounded aft slipping during his opener against American force Brandon Nakashima.

There was amended news for British number six Billy Harris, who earned nan champion triumph of his profession by beating Argentine world number 32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

New British number 1 Jack Draper originates his run against Argentina's Mariano Navone later connected Tuesday.

Evans, 34, fell astatine nan backmost of nan tribunal successful nan first crippled of nan deciding 3rd set, letting retired a large outcry and instantly signalling he could not continue.

The world number 59 has endured a reliable play and looked to beryllium successful tears arsenic he sat connected his chair.

Having not won connected nan main ATP Tour since March, Evans played superbly to triumph nan first group 6-4, earlier Nakashima levelled by taking nan 2nd 6-3.

But nan British number three's hopes of earning a morale-boosting triumph were dashed successful nan cruellest manner.

On nan extracurricular tribunal adjacent door, 29-year-old Harris earned nan champion triumph of his profession by beating Argentine world number 32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Harris, who only earned his first triumph connected nan ATP Tour past year, recorded a 6-4 3-6 6-3 triumph successful his first-round match.

As a result, he will climb to a career-high ranking wrong nan apical 150 adjacent week.