Andy Murray vs. Federico Delbonis: Score, Reaction from 2016 Indian Wells

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Published: March 14, 2016

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Andy Murray suffered a shocking upset in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, falling to Federico Delbonis 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in Indian Wells, California.

Murray lost his serve twice in the opening set to trail 2-1 and 4-3 thereafter. Although he bounced back to break in the next game after his first loss of serve, Murray couldn't pull off the trick the next time around and dropped the first set as a result.

Credit goes to Delbonis for how well he held his own on service games, which helped offset Murray's comeback charge in the second set.

The Argentine won 13 of 17 first-serve points and hit 68 percent of his first serves in play to take the opening set. Murray was less proficient, converting only eight of 15 such points and had a first-serve percentage of only 50.

The tournament's official Twitter account reacted to how the start of the match was unfolding, with Delbonis putting forth a serious upset bid:



ATP Reactions had a fitting response after capturing footage of Murray arguing a call, which paralleled how his day was going:



Murray came out firing in the second set, racing out to a 40-0 lead in the first game to hold, but Delbonis challenged him shortly thereafter. He pushed Murray to break point in the third game before Murray held on.

Despite holding a 2-1 advantage at the time, the No. 2 seed wasn't gaining much traction. But Delbonis had three more break opportunities he couldn't convert, including one with the ad-out edge at 4-4, which could have given him a chance to serve for the match in the subsequent game.

Carole Bouchard of Sports Illustrated noticed Murray wasn't firing on all cylinders:



The New York Times' Ben Rothenberg highlighted a statistic that told the story of Murray's unsteady play:



Even without his best stuff, Murray staged a commendable, gritty effort to...
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